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#243BD4

#243bd4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.02% cyan, 72.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 232.16°, with 70.97% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #243bd4
  2. #d4bd24

Split complementary

  1. #243bd4
  2. #d46524
  3. #93d424

Analogous

  1. #2493d4
  2. #243bd4
  3. #6524d4

Triadic

  1. #243bd4
  2. #d4243b
  3. #3bd424

Tetradic

  1. #243bd4
  2. #bd24d4
  3. #d4bd24
  4. #3bd424

Square

  1. #243bd4
  2. #d42493
  3. #d4bd24
  4. #24d465

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1751
  2. #192993
  3. #243bd4
  4. #6072e4
  5. #a2acef

Shades

#243bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243bd4
  2. #2035bf
  3. #1d2faa
  4. #192994
  5. #16237f
  6. #121e6a
  7. #0e1855
  8. #0b1240
  9. #070c2a
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#243bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243bd4
  2. #3a4fd8
  3. #5062dd
  4. #6676e1
  5. #7c89e5
  6. #929dea
  7. #a7b1ee
  8. #bdc4f2
  9. #d3d8f6
  10. #e9ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243bd4
  2. #2d42cc
  3. #3649c3
  4. #4050bb
  5. #4957b2
  6. #525eaa
  7. #5b64a2
  8. #646b99
  9. #6e7291
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243bd4 {
  color: #243bd4;
}
Background
.bg-243bd4 {
  background-color: #243bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #243bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 59 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243bd4, #6524d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 59 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.70 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.03 #dbc42b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243bd4  rgb(36, 59, 212)  hsl(232, 71%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d4bd24  rgb(212, 189, 36)  hsl(52, 71%, 49%)  Old Gold
#d4243b  rgb(212, 36, 59)  hsl(352, 71%, 49%)  Crimson
#3bd424  rgb(59, 212, 36)  hsl(112, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green