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Denim blue / #2243b6 Hex Color Code

#2243b6 Paint ChipThe color denim blue with hexadecimal color code #2243b6 is a shade of blue. In the RGB color model #2243b6 is comprised of 13.33% red, 26.27% green and 71.37% blue. In the HSL color space #2243b6 has a hue of 227° (degrees), 69% saturation and 42% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 468.43 nm.

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  1. Weather forecaster on green background
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  3. Czocha Castle, the favorite castle of the admirers of the novel J.K. Rowling-Harry Potter.Photo by night

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#2243b6 linear gradient to complementary #77d800

  1. #2243b6
  2. #505aa3
  3. #66738f
  4. #728b7a
  5. #79a463
  6. #7bbe45
  7. #77d800

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0036a6
  2. #063aab
  3. #173fb1
  4. #2243b6
  5. #2b47bb
  6. #334cc1
  7. #3a50c6

Tones

  1. #2243b6
  2. #3d49aa
  3. #4d509d
  4. #595791
  5. #615e85
  6. #676579
  7. #6c6c6c

Tints and Shades

#2243b6 to white

  1. #2243b6
  2. #595fc3
  3. #7e7ccf
  4. #a09bdc
  5. #c0bce8
  6. #e0ddf3
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#2243b6 to black

  1. #2243b6
  2. #243895
  3. #222e76
  4. #1f2457
  5. #191a3b
  6. #121021
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

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      #2040b4       ΔE = 1.086 / LRV ≈ 7.3%
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  2. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Medium Cloisonne
      #1346b8       ΔE = 1.186 / LRV ≈ 8.0%

  3. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 2728
      #3342b5       ΔE = 1.258 / LRV ≈ 7.9%
    2. ★ 293
      #0047ba       ΔE = 1.656 / LRV ≈ 8.1%

  4. Mylands of London

    1. ★ Ultra Blue
      #2742a9       ΔE = 2.059 / LRV ≈ 7.2%

  5. AMC

    1. Corporate Blue AMC
      #1245a8       ΔE = 3.324 / LRV ≈ 7.2%

  6. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. S 2565-R80B
      #2144a1       ΔE = 3.897 / LRV ≈ 7.0%

  7. Crayola

    1. B'dazzled Blue
      #4a47b2       ΔE = 3.901 / LRV ≈ 9.2%

  8. Toyo Ink

    1. CF10449
      #36479f       ΔE = 4.005 / LRV ≈ 7.8%

  9. Caran d'Ache

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      #433e9b       ΔE = 4.163 / LRV ≈ 7.0%

  10. Plascon

    1. Davey Wavey B4-A1-2
      #0038b0       ΔE = 4.279 / LRV ≈ 6.0%
    2. Angela bay B3-A1-2
      #0044a4       ΔE = 4.355 / LRV ≈ 6.8%

  11. Fender

    1. 69 / Ultra Marine Blue
      #1c49a4       ΔE = 4.596 / LRV ≈ 7.7%

  12. Ford

    1. Blue
      #1546a1       ΔE = 4.688 / LRV ≈ 7.1%

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      #324ca4       ΔE = 4.788 / LRV ≈ 8.5%

  14. Tamiya

    1. Tamiya 80016,X16
      #464a9f       ΔE = 4.878 / LRV ≈ 8.7%

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    1. Indanthrone blue / 141
      #3f4899       ΔE = 4.992 / LRV ≈ 8.0%

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#2243b6 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#2243b6 foreground

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Francis Bacon
<p style="color: #2243b6">…</p>

#2243b6 background

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.

Banksy
<p style="background-color: #2243b6">…</p>

#2243b6 shadow

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #2243b6">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
2245558
Binary
00100010, 01000011, 10110110
Hexadecimal
#2243b6
LRV
≈ 7.7%
Closest short hex
#14b ΔE = 0.765
RGB
rgb(34, 67, 182)
RGBA
rgba(34, 67, 182, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.120, g: 0.237, b: 0.643
RYB
red: 13.333%, yellow: 23.915%, blue: 71.373%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-14531658 / 0xff2243b6
HSL
hsl(227, 69%, 42%)
HSLA
hsla(227, 69%, 42%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 227° (226.622), saturation: 81% (0.813), value: 71% (0.714)
HSP
hue: 226.622, saturation: 81.319%, perceived brightness: 32.235%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 261.993, S: 88.308, L: 33.415
Cubehelix
H: -135.061, S: 1.163, L: 0.274
TSL
T: -2.386, S: 0.314, L: 0.275
CMYK
cyan: 81% (0.813), magenta: 63% (0.632), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 29% (0.286)
CMY
cyan: 87% (0.867), magenta: 74% (0.737), yellow: 29% (0.286)
XYZ
X: 11.107, Y: 7.730, Z: 45.154
xyY
x: 0.174, y: 0.121, Y: 7.730
CIELab
L: 33.415, a: 31.456, b: -63.946
CIELuv
L: 33.415, u: -12.424, v: -88.320
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 33.415, C: 71.264, H: 296.193
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 33.415, C: 89.190, H: 261.993
Hunter-Lab
L: 27.804, a: 22.653, b: -76.825
CIECAM02
J: 23.430, C: 64.904, h: 260.532, Q: 95.367, M: 56.757, s: 77.146, H: 311.364
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.672, jaune: -11.628, green: 1.958
LMS
L: 4.128, M: 5.583, S: 44.543
YCbCr
Y: 76.342, Cb: 183.369, Cr: 105.348
YCoCg
Y: 87.500, Cg: -20.500, Co: -28.500
YDbDr
Y: 70.243, Db: 168.145, Dr: 68.944
YPbPr
Y: 68.251, Pb: 61.295, Pr: -21.790
xvYCC
Y: 74.616, Cb: 181.843, Cr: 108.859
YIQ
Y: 70.243, I: -56.604, Q: 28.802
YUV
Y: 70.243, U: 54.996, V: -31.796
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 3/12 ΔE = 8.600
Brand Color
Southwest Airlines Bold Blue ΔE = 3.658

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