#243AD3
A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.
About #243AD3
The hex code #243AD3 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 36 red, 58 green, and 211 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 83% 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#243AD3
RGB36, 58, 211
HSL232.5°, 70.9%, 48.4%
CMYK83%, 73%, 0%, 17%
HSV232.5°, 82.9%, 82.7%
LAB34.2, 47.7, -79.6
XYZ14.0, 8.1, 62.5
Decimal2374355
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.62:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.23:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #243AD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #243AD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #243AD3;
}