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#24587F Color

#24587F is rgb(36, 88, 127) in RGB, hsl(206, 56%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 31%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Blue (#32527B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24587F
HEX#24587F
RGBrgb(36, 88, 127)
HSLhsl(206, 56%, 32%)
HSVhsv(206, 72%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 31%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.085 244.2)
LABlab(35.35% -7.30 -27.53)
LCHlch(35.35% 28.48 255.15)

What #24587F 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 #24587F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#24587F Channel Values

How #24587F 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 88 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 56% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 72% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.56:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24587F 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 text7.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #24587F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24587F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #24587F

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24587F.

How #24587F 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#24587F
Protanopia#52527F
Protanomaly#44547F
Deuteranopia#4B4B80
Deuteranomaly#3F517F
Tritanopia#0A5E5E
Tritanomaly#185C6D
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #24587F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-24587f: #24587F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24587F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24587f': '#24587F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.345, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_24587f">#24587F</color>
SVG fillfill="#24587F"

More Blue Colors

#24587F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#24587F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24587F?

#24587F is a dark blue — rgb(36, 88, 127) in RGB and hsl(206, 56%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Blue (#32527B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #24587F?

#24587F is rgb(36, 88, 127) — red 36, green 88, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24587F?

#24587F converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 31%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24587F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #24587F scores 7.56:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24587F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24587F 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.49, which is visibly different.

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