Skip to the color picker

#243e82 color: Mazarine Blue

#243e82 is rgb(36, 62, 130) in RGB and oklch(38.4% 0.119 265.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

223°
100%

38.4%
0.119
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #243e82

#243e82 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.07:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, 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: #243e82 mixed with white

  1. 243e82
  2. 37518f
  3. 4b639c
  4. 5f76a9
  5. 7489b5
  6. 8a9cc2
  7. a1afce
  8. b7c3da
  9. cfd7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #243e82 mixed with black

  1. 243e82
  2. 1e3570
  3. 182b5f
  4. 12234e
  5. 0c1a3e
  6. 07122f
  7. 040a20
  8. 020412
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #243e82 with less saturation

  1. 243e82
  2. 273f7c
  3. 2a4076
  4. 2e4170
  5. 31426a
  6. 344363
  7. 37435d
  8. 3a4357
  9. 3d4351
  10. 40434a

Questions about #243e82

What color is #243e82?

#243e82 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 62, 130), in HSL hsl(223.4, 56.63%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.4% 0.119 265.398).

What colors go well with #243e82?

The complementary color of #243e82 is #5b3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a74 and #4a327b. The triadic partners are #762120 and #015314.

Is white or black text more readable on #243e82?

White text reads better on #243e82: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #243e82 a warm or cool color?

#243e82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.119.