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#243ABC

#243abc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 22.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.32°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.59.

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Relative luminance0.0703

Complementary

  1. #243abc
  2. #bca624

Split complementary

  1. #243abc
  2. #bc5a24
  3. #86bc24

Analogous

  1. #2486bc
  2. #243abc
  3. #5a24bc

Triadic

  1. #243abc
  2. #bc243a
  3. #3abc24

Tetradic

  1. #243abc
  2. #a624bc
  3. #bca624
  4. #3abc24

Square

  1. #243abc
  2. #bc2486
  3. #bca624
  4. #24bc5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b123c
  2. #18267c
  3. #243abc
  4. #4f64dd
  5. #8f9cea

Shades

#243abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243abc
  2. #2034a9
  3. #1d2e96
  4. #192984
  5. #162371
  6. #121d5e
  7. #0e174b
  8. #0b1138
  9. #070c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#243abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243abc
  2. #3a4ec3
  3. #5061c9
  4. #6675d0
  5. #7c89d7
  6. #929dde
  7. #a7b0e4
  8. #bdc4eb
  9. #d3d8f2
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243abc
  2. #2d41b6
  3. #3648b0
  4. #404faa
  5. #4956a4
  6. #525d9e
  7. #5b6498
  8. #646b92
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243abc {
  color: #243abc;
}
Background
.bg-243abc {
  background-color: #243abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243abc {
  border: 2px solid #243abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 58 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243abc, #5a24bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 58 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.78 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.36 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.42 #dbc543 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243abc  rgb(36, 58, 188)  hsl(231, 68%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bca624  rgb(188, 166, 36)  hsl(51, 68%, 44%)  Brass
#bc243a  rgb(188, 36, 58)  hsl(351, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3abc24  rgb(58, 188, 36)  hsl(111, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green