Information about #243960 color

#243960 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #243960 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(36, 57, 96) — 14.1% red, 22.4% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 15 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #243960 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Filmpro Pthalo Blue (#2B3860). Slightly further away sit Blue Clouds (#273C5A) and Dark Cobalt Blue (#273A59).

In RGB terms — rgb(36, 57, 96) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #243960 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#243960 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#243960 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #243960

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Confidante color link
Confidante

#233167

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Ford Blue color link
Ford Blue

#2C3968

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#243960
  • RGB36, 57, 96
  • CMYK24, 15, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(36, 57, 96)
  • HSL219°, 45%, 26%
  • HSL Precise219°, 45.455%, 25.882%
  • HSV219°, 63%, 38%
  • HSB219°, 63%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.224, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.224, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.224, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID243960
  • DECIMAL ID2373984
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01