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#243d83 color: Mazarine Blue

#243d83 is rgb(36, 61, 131) in RGB and oklch(38.257% 0.12181 265.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.3%
0.122
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #243d83

#243d83 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.14:1 contrast and black text 2.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #243d83 mixed with white

  1. 243d83
  2. 375090
  3. 4b639d
  4. 5f75a9
  5. 7488b6
  6. 8a9bc2
  7. a0afcf
  8. b7c2db
  9. cfd6e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #243d83 mixed with black

  1. 243d83
  2. 1e3471
  3. 182b60
  4. 12224f
  5. 0c1a3f
  6. 07122f
  7. 040a20
  8. 020412
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #243d83 with less saturation

  1. 243d83
  2. 273e7d
  3. 2a4077
  4. 2d4170
  5. 31416a
  6. 344264
  7. 37425d
  8. 3a4357
  9. 3d4350
  10. 40434a

Questions about #243d83

What color is #243d83?

#243d83 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 61, 131), in HSL hsl(224.21, 56.89%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.257% 0.12181 265.996).

What colors go well with #243d83?

The complementary color of #243d83 is #5a3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004974 and #4a317b. The triadic partners are #771f1d and #005312.

Is white or black text more readable on #243d83?

White text reads better on #243d83: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and black gives 2.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #243d83 a warm or cool color?

#243d83 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 38.3% and its chroma 0.122.