Palettes / Colors / #242558

#242558 — Deep Muted Blue

#242558 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#242558 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #575623; it also sits naturally between #233E57 and #3C2357. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 15% · Blue 35%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 65%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #242558

.text { color: #242558; }
.background { background-color: #242558; }
.border { border: 3px solid #242558; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 37, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 42%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #242558; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 37, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #242558; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 37, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#242558">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#242558">Div content here</div>

Shades of #242558

Tints of #242558

Tones of #242558

Color harmonies

Complementary — #575623:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #242558: #FFFFFF.

How #242558 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #242558 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #242557  ·  #242559 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #242558?

#242558 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 36, 37, 88). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #242558?

#242558 is RGB 36, 37, 88 — HSL 239°, 42%, 24% — CMYK 59%, 58%, 0%, 65%.

What colors go with #242558?

Its complement is #575623; analogous partners are #233E57 and #3C2357. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #242558 for text?

White text on #242558 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.48:1.