Colour

#243C47

#243C47
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#243C47 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 60, 71 and HSL 199°, 33%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#243C47

RGBrgb(36, 60, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.2353, 0.2784

RGB percentages14.1%, 23.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(198.9, 32.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 49.3%, 27.8%)

CMYK49.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,374,727

CSS custom property--colour: #243C47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1

Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#DBC3B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363B48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#313747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#153F3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Black · ΔE 26.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Gray · ΔE 31.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#472F24

Analogous#244741, #242A47

Triadic#47243C, #3C4724

Split complementary#47242A, #474124

Tetradic#412447, #472F24, #2A4724

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7BA8BC

Lighter +30%#5991AB

Lighter +20%#46758B

Lighter +10%#355969

Darker −10%#131F25

Darker −20%#020303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#174154

Less saturated −25%#31373A

Channel breakdown

R36

G60

B71

Red36 (14.1%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue198.86°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 3C · B 47

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