#243DB0#243DB0
#243DB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.184 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #243DB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 61, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 65.3%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.45, 33.30, -63.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.45, 71.79, 297.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.21% -0.0075 -0.1841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.21% 0.184 267.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2300, 6.8460, 41.8481) |
| Luminance | 0.0685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.55
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.30
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.84
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.44
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.83
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#243DB0 #B09724
analogous
#2483B0 #243DB0 #5124B0
triadic
#243DB0 #B0243D #3DB024
tetradic
#243DB0 #B02483 #B09724 #24B051
square
#243DB0 #B02483 #B09724 #24B051
split-complementary
#243DB0 #B05124 #83B024
monochromatic
#0F1A4A #1A2B7D #243DB0 #3A56D7 #6D82E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.86
#243DB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#243DB0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #243DB0
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##243DB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##243DB0 | 1.00 | 8.86 | 2.37 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #243db0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 61, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.184 267.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7772c9',
500: '#243db0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #243db0; $custom-light: #7772c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#243db0",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 61,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.286,
"s": 66.038,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42214,
"c": 0.18424,
"h": 267.7
},
"luminance": 0.06847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#243DB0
secondary
#C8B768
accent
#CB3FE9
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82