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#243CD4

#243cd4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243cd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 23.53% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.02% cyan, 71.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 231.82°, 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.0836

Complementary

  1. #243cd4
  2. #d4bc24

Split complementary

  1. #243cd4
  2. #d46424
  3. #94d424

Analogous

  1. #2494d4
  2. #243cd4
  3. #6424d4

Triadic

  1. #243cd4
  2. #d4243c
  3. #3cd424

Tetradic

  1. #243cd4
  2. #bc24d4
  3. #d4bc24
  4. #3cd424

Square

  1. #243cd4
  2. #d42494
  3. #d4bc24
  4. #24d464

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1751
  2. #192993
  3. #243cd4
  4. #6072e4
  5. #a2acef

Shades

#243cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243cd4
  2. #2036bf
  3. #1d30aa
  4. #192a94
  5. #16247f
  6. #121e6a
  7. #0e1855
  8. #0b1240
  9. #070c2a
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#243cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243cd4
  2. #3a50d8
  3. #5063dd
  4. #6677e1
  5. #7c8ae5
  6. #929eea
  7. #a7b1ee
  8. #bdc5f2
  9. #d3d8f6
  10. #e9ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243cd4
  2. #2d43cc
  3. #364ac3
  4. #4050bb
  5. #4957b2
  6. #525eaa
  7. #5b65a2
  8. #646c99
  9. #6e7291
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243cd4 {
  color: #243cd4;
}
Background
.bg-243cd4 {
  background-color: #243cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #243cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 60 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243cd4, #6424d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 60 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.96 #dbc32b Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243cd4  rgb(36, 60, 212)  hsl(232, 71%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d4bc24  rgb(212, 188, 36)  hsl(52, 71%, 49%)  Old Gold
#d4243c  rgb(212, 36, 60)  hsl(352, 71%, 49%)  Crimson
#3cd424  rgb(60, 212, 36)  hsl(112, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green