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#243DC3

#243dc3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243dc3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 23.92% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.54% cyan, 68.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 230.57°, with 68.83% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #243dc3
  2. #c3aa24

Split complementary

  1. #243dc3
  2. #c35b24
  3. #8cc324

Analogous

  1. #248cc3
  2. #243dc3
  3. #5b24c3

Triadic

  1. #243dc3
  2. #c3243d
  3. #3dc324

Tetradic

  1. #243dc3
  2. #aa24c3
  3. #c3aa24
  4. #3dc324

Square

  1. #243dc3
  2. #c3248c
  3. #c3aa24
  4. #24c35b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1542
  2. #182982
  3. #243dc3
  4. #546adf
  5. #95a2eb

Shades

#243dc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243dc3
  2. #2037b0
  3. #1d319c
  4. #192b89
  5. #162575
  6. #121f62
  7. #0e184e
  8. #0b123b
  9. #070c27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#243dc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243dc3
  2. #3a50c9
  3. #5064cf
  4. #6677d5
  5. #7c8bdb
  6. #929ee1
  7. #a7b1e7
  8. #bdc5ed
  9. #d3d8f3
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243dc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243dc3
  2. #2d44bc
  3. #364ab6
  4. #4051af
  5. #4958a8
  6. #525fa2
  7. #5b659b
  8. #646c94
  9. #6e738d
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41488c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00569d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243dc3 {
  color: #243dc3;
}
Background
.bg-243dc3 {
  background-color: #243dc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243dc3 {
  border: 2px solid #243dc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243dc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 61 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 69% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243dc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243dc3, #5b24c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243dc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 61 195 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.76 #dbc23c Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243dc3  rgb(36, 61, 195)  hsl(231, 69%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c3aa24  rgb(195, 170, 36)  hsl(51, 69%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c3243d  rgb(195, 36, 61)  hsl(351, 69%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3dc324  rgb(61, 195, 36)  hsl(111, 69%, 45%)  Kelly Green