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#243FCD

#243fcd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#243fcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 24.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.44% cyan, 69.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 230.41°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.0834

Complementary

  1. #243fcd
  2. #cdb224

Split complementary

  1. #243fcd
  2. #cd5d24
  3. #93cd24

Analogous

  1. #2493cd
  2. #243fcd
  3. #5d24cd

Triadic

  1. #243fcd
  2. #cd243f
  3. #3fcd24

Tetradic

  1. #243fcd
  2. #b224cd
  3. #cdb224
  4. #3fcd24

Square

  1. #243fcd
  2. #cd2493
  3. #cdb224
  4. #24cd5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d174b
  2. #192b8c
  3. #243fcd
  4. #5b71e2
  5. #9ca9ee

Shades

#243fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243fcd
  2. #2039b9
  3. #1d32a4
  4. #192c90
  5. #16267b
  6. #122067
  7. #0e1952
  8. #0b133e
  9. #070d29
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#243fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243fcd
  2. #3a52d2
  3. #5065d7
  4. #6679dc
  5. #7c8ce1
  6. #929fe6
  7. #a7b2eb
  8. #bdc5f0
  9. #d3d9f5
  10. #e9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243fcd
  2. #2d46c5
  3. #364cbe
  4. #4053b6
  5. #4959ae
  6. #5260a7
  7. #5b669f
  8. #646d97
  9. #6e738f
  10. #777a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243fcd {
  color: #243fcd;
}
Background
.bg-243fcd {
  background-color: #243fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243fcd {
  border: 2px solid #243fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 63 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243fcd, #5d24cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 63 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.64 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.15 #dbc032 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#243fcd  rgb(36, 63, 205)  hsl(230, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cdb224  rgb(205, 178, 36)  hsl(50, 70%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cd243f  rgb(205, 36, 63)  hsl(350, 70%, 47%)  Cardinal
#3fcd24  rgb(63, 205, 36)  hsl(110, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green