Information about #240D79 color

#240D79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#240D79 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(36, 13, 121) — 14.1% red, 5.1% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 42 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored deep-sea blue, #240D79 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to PHCH (#201173). Slightly further away sit ACE Blue (#290177) and Persian Indigo (#32127A).

In RGB terms — rgb(36, 13, 121) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #240D79: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#240D79 color variations

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#240D79 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #240D79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Christalle color link
Christalle

#33036B

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

Suns Purple color link
Suns Purple

#1D1160

#240D79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#240D79
  • RGB36, 13, 121
  • CMYK33, 42, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(36, 13, 121)
  • HSL253°, 81%, 26%
  • HSL Precise252.778°, 80.597%, 26.275%
  • HSV253°, 89%, 47%
  • HSB253°, 89%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.051, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.051, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.051, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID240D79
  • DECIMAL ID2362745
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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