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#243A57

#243a57 ≈ Prussian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#243a57 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 22.75% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.62% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 214.12°, with 41.46% saturation and 24.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.0409

Complementary

  1. #243a57
  2. #574124

Split complementary

  1. #243a57
  2. #572824
  3. #545724

Analogous

  1. #245457
  2. #243a57
  3. #282457

Triadic

  1. #243a57
  2. #57243a
  3. #3a5724

Tetradic

  1. #243a57
  2. #412457
  3. #574124
  4. #3a5724

Square

  1. #243a57
  2. #572454
  3. #574124
  4. #245728

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #0e1621
  3. #243a57
  4. #3a5e8d
  5. #5a83bb

Shades

#243a57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243a57
  2. #20344e
  3. #1d2e46
  4. #19293d
  5. #162334
  6. #121d2c
  7. #0e1723
  8. #0b111a
  9. #070c11
  10. #040609
  11. #000000

Tints

#243a57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243a57
  2. #3a4e68
  3. #506179
  4. #667589
  5. #7c899a
  6. #929dab
  7. #a7b0bc
  8. #bdc4cd
  9. #d3d8dd
  10. #e9ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243a57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243a57
  2. #2d415b
  3. #36485f
  4. #404f63
  5. #495667
  6. #525d6c
  7. #5b6470
  8. #646b74
  9. #6e7278
  10. #77797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323947 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e3c58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #283756 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #064144 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b3b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #263857 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #163e4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243a57 {
  color: #243a57;
}
Background
.bg-243a57 {
  background-color: #243a57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243a57 {
  border: 2px solid #243a57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243a57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 58 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 41% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243a57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243a57, #282457);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243a57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 58 87 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 4.72 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.31 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.95 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.20 #dbc5a8 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#243a57  rgb(36, 58, 87)  hsl(214, 41%, 24%)  Prussian Blue
#574124  rgb(87, 65, 36)  hsl(34, 41%, 24%)  Coffee
#57243a  rgb(87, 36, 58)  hsl(334, 41%, 24%)  Tyrian Purple
#3a5724  rgb(58, 87, 36)  hsl(94, 41%, 24%)  Hunter Green