What color is #243E77?

#243E77 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #243E77?

The RGB value is 36, 62, 119: 36 red, 62 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #243E77?

The complementary color is #775D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #243E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#243E77 color

#243E77 rgb(36, 62, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #243E77 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 24.3% green and 46.7% blue (36, 62, 119).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue (#2C4170), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#243E77 color codes

HEX	`#243E77`
RGB	`rgb(36, 62, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 24.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 70%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 48%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, 10.56, -35.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 37.16, 286.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.779, 5.152, 18.139)`
Decimal	`2375287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #243E77, 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 #243E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#243E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #243E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #243e77; }
.text { color: #243e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #243e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 62 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #243e77, #332477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #243E77?: #243E77 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #243E77?: The RGB value is 36, 62, 119: 36 red, 62 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #243E77?: The complementary color is #775D24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #243E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.