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#243e83 color: Mazarine Blue

#243e83 is rgb(36, 62, 131) in RGB and oklch(38.478% 0.12048 265.511) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.5%
0.120
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #243e83

#243e83 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.04:1 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: #243e83 mixed with white

  1. 243e83
  2. 375190
  3. 4b639d
  4. 5f76a9
  5. 7489b6
  6. 8a9cc2
  7. a1afcf
  8. b7c3db
  9. cfd7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #243e83 mixed with black

  1. 243e83
  2. 1e3571
  3. 182b60
  4. 12234f
  5. 0c1a3f
  6. 07122f
  7. 040a20
  8. 020412
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #243e83 with less saturation

  1. 243e83
  2. 273f7d
  3. 2a4077
  4. 2e4171
  5. 31426a
  6. 344364
  7. 37435e
  8. 3a4357
  9. 3d4451
  10. 40444a

Questions about #243e83

What color is #243e83?

#243e83 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 62, 131), in HSL hsl(223.58, 56.89%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.478% 0.12048 265.511).

What colors go well with #243e83?

The complementary color of #243e83 is #5b3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a74 and #4a327c. The triadic partners are #77211f and #005313.

Is white or black text more readable on #243e83?

White text reads better on #243e83: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #243e83 a warm or cool color?

#243e83 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.12.