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#243BC4

#243bc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.63% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.38°, with 68.97% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.0749

Complementary

  1. #243bc4
  2. #c4ad24

Split complementary

  1. #243bc4
  2. #c45d24
  3. #8bc424

Analogous

  1. #248bc4
  2. #243bc4
  3. #5d24c4

Triadic

  1. #243bc4
  2. #c4243b
  3. #3bc424

Tetradic

  1. #243bc4
  2. #ad24c4
  3. #c4ad24
  4. #3bc424

Square

  1. #243bc4
  2. #c4248b
  3. #c4ad24
  4. #24c45d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1443
  2. #182883
  3. #243bc4
  4. #5569e0
  5. #95a2ec

Shades

#243bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243bc4
  2. #2035b0
  3. #1d2f9d
  4. #192989
  5. #162376
  6. #121e62
  7. #0e184e
  8. #0b123b
  9. #070c27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#243bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243bc4
  2. #3a4fca
  3. #5062d0
  4. #6676d6
  5. #7c89dc
  6. #929de2
  7. #a7b1e7
  8. #bdc4ed
  9. #d3d8f3
  10. #e9ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243bc4
  2. #2d42bd
  3. #3649b6
  4. #4050b0
  5. #4957a9
  6. #525ea2
  7. #5b649b
  8. #646b94
  9. #6e728e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40478d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00559e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243bc4 {
  color: #243bc4;
}
Background
.bg-243bc4 {
  background-color: #243bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #243bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 69% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243bc4, #5d24c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.74 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.33 #dbc43b Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243bc4  rgb(36, 59, 196)  hsl(231, 69%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4ad24  rgb(196, 173, 36)  hsl(51, 69%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4243b  rgb(196, 36, 59)  hsl(351, 69%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3bc424  rgb(59, 196, 36)  hsl(111, 69%, 45%)  Lime Green