#2433BD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #2433BD

The hex code #2433BD represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 51 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 73% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2433BD
RGB36, 51, 189
HSL234.1°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK81%, 73%, 0%, 26%
HSV234.1°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB30.4, 44.2, -73.0
XYZ11.1, 6.4, 48.8
Decimal2372541

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.94:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2433BD; }
.text-color { color: #2433BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2433BD; }

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Darkblue
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