Information about #243BAE color

#243BAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#243BAE falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(36, 59, 174) — 14.1% red, 23.1% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 45 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #243BAE reads as a strongly colored classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Denim Blue (#2243B6). Slightly further away sit Persian Blue (#1C39BB) and Violet Blue (#324AB2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(36, 59, 174)), which gives #243BAE its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #243BAE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#243BAE color variations

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

#243BAE 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 #243BAE

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

Denim Blue color link
Denim Blue

#2243B6

Persian Blue color link
Persian Blue

#1C39BB

Violet Blue color link
Violet Blue

#324AB2

Bryan Blue color link
Bryan Blue

#3246BA

Blue Blue color link
Blue Blue

#2242C7

Tory Blue color link
Tory Blue

#1450AA

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

Elvis color link
Elvis

#16489B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#243BAE
  • RGB36, 59, 174
  • CMYK54, 45, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(36, 59, 174)
  • HSL230°, 66%, 41%
  • HSL Precise230°, 65.714%, 41.176%
  • HSV230°, 79%, 68%
  • HSB230°, 79%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.231, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.231, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.231, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID243BAE
  • DECIMAL ID2374574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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