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#241EDC Color

#241EDC is rgb(36, 30, 220) in RGB, hsl(242, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 86%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#241EDC
HEX#241EDC
RGBrgb(36, 30, 220)
HSLhsl(242, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(242, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.263 268.8)
LABlab(28.54% 54.18 -93.86)
LCHlch(28.54% 108.37 300.00)

What #241EDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #241EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.08Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 12.61Han Purple#5218FAΔE 14.81Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 14.81Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 18.19Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 20.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#241EDC Channel Values

How #241EDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 36 · G 30 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.15:1 vs white · 2.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #241EDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #241EDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #241EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #241EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#241EDC
Complementary
#D6DC1E
Analogous
#1E77DC
Analogous
#831EDC
Triadic
#DC241E
Triadic
#1EDC24
Split comp.
#DC831E
Split comp.
#77DC1E

Tints & Shades of #241EDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3F3AE4
#5E59E8
#7C78ED
#9B98F1
#B9B7F5
#D8D7F9

Shades

#201AC1
#1B16A2
#161287
#110E67
#0D0A4C
#07062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #241EDC.

How #241EDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#241EDC
Protanopia#1F1FDC
Protanomaly#211FDC
Deuteranopia#2020DC
Deuteranomaly#221FDC
Tritanopia#005A5A
Tritanomaly#00499F
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #241EDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-241edc: #241EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #241EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-241edc': '#241EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.118, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_241edc">#241EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#241EDC"

More Blue Colors

#241EDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#241EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #241EDC?

#241EDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(36, 30, 220) in RGB and hsl(242, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #241EDC?

#241EDC is rgb(36, 30, 220) — red 36, green 30, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #241EDC?

#241EDC converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #241EDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #241EDC scores 9.15:1 against white and 2.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #241EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #241EDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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