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#243e88 color: Blue Oblivion

#243e88 is rgb(36, 62, 136) in RGB and oklch(38.876% 0.12781 266.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.9%
0.128
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #243e88

#243e88 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.9% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.91:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #243e88 mixed with white

  1. 243e88
  2. 375195
  3. 4b64a1
  4. 5f76ad
  5. 7489b9
  6. 8a9cc5
  7. a0b0d1
  8. b7c3dd
  9. cfd7e8
  10. e7ebf4

Darker: #243e88 mixed with black

  1. 243e88
  2. 1e3575
  3. 182b63
  4. 122352
  5. 0c1a41
  6. 071231
  7. 040a22
  8. 020413
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #243e88 with less saturation

  1. 243e88
  2. 274081
  3. 2b417b
  4. 2e4274
  5. 31436e
  6. 344467
  7. 384460
  8. 3b445a
  9. 3e4553
  10. 41454c

Questions about #243e88

What color is #243e88?

#243e88 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(36, 62, 136), in HSL hsl(224.4, 58.14%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.876% 0.12781 266.004).

What colors go well with #243e88?

The complementary color of #243e88 is #5c3f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004b76 and #4c3180. The triadic partners are #7b1e1d and #005510.

Is white or black text more readable on #243e88?

White text reads better on #243e88: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #243e88 a warm or cool color?

#243e88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 38.9% and its chroma 0.128.