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#243BBC

#243bbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 23.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 68.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 230.92°, 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.71.

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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #243bbc
  2. #bca524

Split complementary

  1. #243bbc
  2. #bc5924
  3. #87bc24

Analogous

  1. #2487bc
  2. #243bbc
  3. #5924bc

Triadic

  1. #243bbc
  2. #bc243b
  3. #3bbc24

Tetradic

  1. #243bbc
  2. #a524bc
  3. #bca524
  4. #3bbc24

Square

  1. #243bbc
  2. #bc2487
  3. #bca524
  4. #24bc59

Monochromatic

  1. #0b133c
  2. #18277c
  3. #243bbc
  4. #4f65dd
  5. #8f9dea

Shades

#243bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243bbc
  2. #2035a9
  3. #1d2f96
  4. #192984
  5. #162371
  6. #121e5e
  7. #0e184b
  8. #0b1238
  9. #070c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#243bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243bbc
  2. #3a4fc3
  3. #5062c9
  4. #6676d0
  5. #7c89d7
  6. #929dde
  7. #a7b1e4
  8. #bdc4eb
  9. #d3d8f2
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243bbc
  2. #2d42b6
  3. #3649b0
  4. #4050aa
  5. #4957a4
  6. #525e9e
  7. #5b6498
  8. #646b92
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243bbc {
  color: #243bbc;
}
Background
.bg-243bbc {
  background-color: #243bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243bbc {
  border: 2px solid #243bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 59 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243bbc, #5924bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 59 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.21 #dbc443 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243bbc  rgb(36, 59, 188)  hsl(231, 68%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bca524  rgb(188, 165, 36)  hsl(51, 68%, 44%)  Brass
#bc243b  rgb(188, 36, 59)  hsl(351, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3bbc24  rgb(59, 188, 36)  hsl(111, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green