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#243EB0

#243eb0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243eb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 24.31% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.55% cyan, 64.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 228.86°, with 66.04% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #243eb0
  2. #b09624

Split complementary

  1. #243eb0
  2. #b05024
  3. #84b024

Analogous

  1. #2484b0
  2. #243eb0
  3. #5024b0

Triadic

  1. #243eb0
  2. #b0243e
  3. #3eb024

Tetradic

  1. #243eb0
  2. #9624b0
  3. #b09624
  4. #3eb024

Square

  1. #243eb0
  2. #b02484
  3. #b09624
  4. #24b050

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1131
  2. #172870
  3. #243eb0
  4. #4762d9
  5. #8798e6

Shades

#243eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243eb0
  2. #20389e
  3. #1d328d
  4. #192b7b
  5. #16256a
  6. #121f58
  7. #0e1946
  8. #0b1335
  9. #070c23
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#243eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243eb0
  2. #3a51b8
  3. #5065c0
  4. #6678c8
  5. #7c8bd0
  6. #929fd8
  7. #a7b2df
  8. #bdc5e7
  9. #d3d8ef
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243eb0
  2. #2d45ab
  3. #364ba6
  4. #4052a2
  5. #49589d
  6. #525f98
  7. #5b6693
  8. #646c8e
  9. #6e738a
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243eb0 {
  color: #243eb0;
}
Background
.bg-243eb0 {
  background-color: #243eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #243eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 62 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 66% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243eb0, #5024b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 62 176 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.13 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.74 #dbc14f Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243eb0  rgb(36, 62, 176)  hsl(229, 66%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b09624  rgb(176, 150, 36)  hsl(49, 66%, 42%)  Brass
#b0243e  rgb(176, 36, 62)  hsl(349, 66%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eb024  rgb(62, 176, 36)  hsl(109, 66%, 42%)  Kelly Green