#243383

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #243383

At its core, #243383 is a dark and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 51 parts green, and 131 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 73% cyan and 61% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#243383
RGB36, 51, 131
HSL230.5°, 56.9%, 32.7%
CMYK73%, 61%, 0%, 49%
HSV230.5°, 72.5%, 51.4%
LAB24.9, 22.9, -46.9
XYZ6.0, 4.4, 22.0
Decimal2372483

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.60:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #243383; }
.text-color { color: #243383; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #243383; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B