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#243AE2

#243ae2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243ae2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.07% cyan, 74.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 233.05°, with 76.61% saturation and 51.37% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.0889

Complementary

  1. #243ae2
  2. #e2cc24

Split complementary

  1. #243ae2
  2. #e26d24
  3. #99e224

Analogous

  1. #2499e2
  2. #243ae2
  3. #6d24e2

Triadic

  1. #243ae2
  2. #e2243a
  3. #3ae224

Tetradic

  1. #243ae2
  2. #cc24e2
  3. #e2cc24
  4. #3ae224

Square

  1. #243ae2
  2. #e22499
  3. #e2cc24
  4. #24e26d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1660
  2. #1626a4
  3. #243ae2
  4. #6877eb
  5. #abb4f4

Shades

#243ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243ae2
  2. #2034cb
  3. #1d2eb5
  4. #19299e
  5. #162388
  6. #121d71
  7. #0e175a
  8. #0b1144
  9. #070c2d
  10. #040617
  11. #000000

Tints

#243ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243ae2
  2. #3a4ee5
  3. #5061e8
  4. #6675eb
  5. #7c89ee
  6. #929df1
  7. #a7b0f3
  8. #bdc4f6
  9. #d3d8f9
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243ae2
  2. #2d41d8
  3. #3648ce
  4. #404fc5
  5. #4956bb
  6. #525db1
  7. #5b64a7
  8. #646b9d
  9. #6e7294
  10. #77798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243ae2 {
  color: #243ae2;
}
Background
.bg-243ae2 {
  background-color: #243ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #243ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 58 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243ae2, #6d24e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 58 226 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.68 #dbc51d Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243ae2  rgb(36, 58, 226)  hsl(233, 77%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#e2cc24  rgb(226, 204, 36)  hsl(53, 77%, 51%)  Citrine
#e2243a  rgb(226, 36, 58)  hsl(353, 77%, 51%)  Crimson
#3ae224  rgb(58, 226, 36)  hsl(113, 77%, 51%)  Malachite