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#243AED

#243aed ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#243aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 22.75% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.81% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 233.43°, with 84.81% saturation and 53.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.79.

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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #243aed
  2. #edd724

Split complementary

  1. #243aed
  2. #ed7224
  3. #9fed24

Analogous

  1. #249fed
  2. #243aed
  3. #7224ed

Triadic

  1. #243aed
  2. #ed243a
  3. #3aed24

Tetradic

  1. #243aed
  2. #d724ed
  3. #edd724
  4. #3aed24

Square

  1. #243aed
  2. #ed249f
  3. #edd724
  4. #24ed72

Monochromatic

  1. #09146f
  2. #0f21b6
  3. #243aed
  4. #6b7af3
  5. #b1b9f9

Shades

#243aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243aed
  2. #2034d5
  3. #1d2ebe
  4. #1929a6
  5. #16238e
  6. #121d77
  7. #0e175f
  8. #0b1147
  9. #070c2f
  10. #040618
  11. #000000

Tints

#243aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243aed
  2. #3a4eef
  3. #5061f1
  4. #6675f2
  5. #7c89f4
  6. #929df6
  7. #a7b0f8
  8. #bdc4fa
  9. #d3d8fb
  10. #e9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243aed
  2. #2d41e2
  3. #3648d7
  4. #404fcc
  5. #4956c1
  6. #525db7
  7. #5b64ac
  8. #646ba1
  9. #6e7296
  10. #77798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243aed {
  color: #243aed;
}
Background
.bg-243aed {
  background-color: #243aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243aed {
  border: 2px solid #243aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 58 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243aed, #7224ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 58 237 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.59 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.38 #dbc512 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#243aed  rgb(36, 58, 237)  hsl(233, 85%, 54%)  Han Purple
#edd724  rgb(237, 215, 36)  hsl(53, 85%, 54%)  Citrine
#ed243a  rgb(237, 36, 58)  hsl(353, 85%, 54%)  Tractor Red
#3aed24  rgb(58, 237, 36)  hsl(113, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green