What color is #244F81?

#244F81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #244F81?

The RGB value is 36, 79, 129: 36 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #244F81?

The complementary color is #815624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #244F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#244F81 color

#244F81 rgb(36, 79, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #244F81 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 31% green and 50.6% blue (36, 79, 129).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 56% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Mode (#234E86), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#244F81 color codes

HEX	`#244F81`
RGB	`rgb(36, 79, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 31%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 56%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 72%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 39%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 2.97, -32.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 32.65, 275.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.485, 7.551, 21.828)`
Decimal	`2379649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #244F81, 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 #244F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#244F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #244F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #244f81; }
.text { color: #244f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #244f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 79 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #244f81, #272481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #244F81?: #244F81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #244F81?: The RGB value is 36, 79, 129: 36 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #244F81?: The complementary color is #815624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #244F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.