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#243E77

#243e77 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#243e77 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 24.31% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.75% cyan, 47.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.2°, with 53.55% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0515

Complementary

  1. #243e77
  2. #775d24

Split complementary

  1. #243e77
  2. #773324
  3. #687724

Analogous

  1. #246877
  2. #243e77
  3. #332477

Triadic

  1. #243e77
  2. #77243e
  3. #3e7724

Tetradic

  1. #243e77
  2. #5d2477
  3. #775d24
  4. #3e7724

Square

  1. #243e77
  2. #772468
  3. #775d24
  4. #247733

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #121f3c
  3. #243e77
  4. #365db2
  5. #6486d0

Shades

#243e77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243e77
  2. #20386b
  3. #1d325f
  4. #192b53
  5. #162547
  6. #121f3c
  7. #0e1930
  8. #0b1324
  9. #070c18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#243e77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243e77
  2. #3a5185
  3. #506592
  4. #6678a0
  5. #7c8bad
  6. #929fbb
  7. #a7b2c9
  8. #bdc5d6
  9. #d3d8e4
  10. #e9ecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243e77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243e77
  2. #2d4578
  3. #364b79
  4. #40527a
  5. #49587b
  6. #525f7c
  7. #5b667c
  8. #646c7d
  9. #6e737e
  10. #77797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373f5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #214479 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #123d76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234278 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a3d76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243e77 {
  color: #243e77;
}
Background
.bg-243e77 {
  background-color: #243e77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243e77 {
  border: 2px solid #243e77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243e77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 62 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 54% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243e77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243e77, #332477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243e77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 62 119 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.85 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.54 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.33 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.27 #dbc188 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#243e77  rgb(36, 62, 119)  hsl(221, 54%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#775d24  rgb(119, 93, 36)  hsl(41, 54%, 30%)  Field Drab
#77243e  rgb(119, 36, 62)  hsl(341, 54%, 30%)  Claret
#3e7724  rgb(62, 119, 36)  hsl(101, 54%, 30%)  Sap Green