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#243f7f color: Mazarine Blue

#243f7f is rgb(36, 63, 127) in RGB and oklch(38.394% 0.11322 264.474) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

38.4%
0.113
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 50%

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 #243f7f

#243f7f is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 264°.

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: #243f7f mixed with white

  1. 243f7f
  2. 37518c
  3. 4b6499
  4. 6076a6
  5. 7589b3
  6. 8b9cc0
  7. a1afcd
  8. b8c3d9
  9. cfd7e6
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #243f7f mixed with black

  1. 243f7f
  2. 1e356e
  3. 182c5d
  4. 12234c
  5. 0c1b3c
  6. 07122d
  7. 040a1f
  8. 020411
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #243f7f with less saturation

  1. 243f7f
  2. 274079
  3. 2b4173
  4. 2e426e
  5. 314268
  6. 344362
  7. 37435c
  8. 3a4356
  9. 3d4350
  10. 40434a

Questions about #243f7f

What color is #243f7f?

#243f7f is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 63, 127), in HSL hsl(222.2, 55.83%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.394% 0.11322 264.474).

What colors go well with #243f7f?

The complementary color of #243f7f is #5b3d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a73 and #493479. The triadic partners are #742423 and #0d5216.

Is white or black text more readable on #243f7f?

White text reads better on #243f7f: 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 #243f7f a warm or cool color?

#243f7f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.113.