What color is #243468?

#243468 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243468?

The RGB value is 36, 52, 104: 36 red, 52 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243468?

The complementary color is #685824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243468 color

#243468 rgb(36, 52, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #243468 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 20.4% green and 40.8% blue (36, 52, 104).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 49% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#243468 color codes

HEX	`#243468`
RGB	`rgb(36, 52, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 20.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 49%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 65%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 50%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.1, 11.71, -32.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.1, 34.6, 289.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.453, 3.83, 13.599)`
Decimal	`2372712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243468, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #243468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #243468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243468; }
.text { color: #243468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 52 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243468, #362468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #243468?: #243468 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243468?: The RGB value is 36, 52, 104: 36 red, 52 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243468?: The complementary color is #685824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.