Information about #242540 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #242540 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bullitt (#27253C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Redemption Blue (#232545) and Sonic Boom (#252042).
The recipe behind #242540 is rgb(36, 37, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #242540: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #242540 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#242540 color variations
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#242540 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#242540 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#242540 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#242540 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#242540 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #242540 color
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Nearest named colors to #242540
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#27253C
#232545
#252042
#26283B
#1F2142
#21263A
#1F263B
#202A44
#282B3C
#2A2B41
#1C2841
#272D3C
#242540 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#242540
- RGB36, 37, 64
- CMYK11, 11, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(36, 37, 64)
- HSL238°, 28%, 20%
- HSL Precise237.857°, 28%, 19.608%
- HSV238°, 44%, 25%
- HSB238°, 44%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.145, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.145, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.145, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID242540
- DECIMAL ID2368832
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
