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#244E94 Le Grand Bleu

#244E94 is a dark, moderately saturated blue named Le Grand Bleu. In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 30.6% green and 58.0% blue (rgb(36, 78, 148)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 61% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 76% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. #244E94 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.10:1.

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Variations of #244E94

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#244E94 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#244E94 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #244E94 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0E4B93
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #295597
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #265396
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0E4B93
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #194D93
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005F6A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #005583
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #505050
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #484F66

#244E94 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.10:1 Very good#244E94 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.59:1 Very poor#244E94 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#244E94 in CSS

/* Le Grand Bleu */
.color { color: #244E94; }
.background { background-color: #244E94; }
.border { border: 1px solid #244E94; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(36 78 148);
color: hsl(218 61% 36%);
color: oklch(0.434 0.125 260.0);

#244E94 FAQ

What color is #244E94?

#244E94 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Le Grand Bleu. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #244E94?

#244E94 is rgb(36, 78, 148) in RGB, hsl(218, 61%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(76%, 47%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #244E94?

The complementary color of #244E94 is #946A24, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #244E94?

White text has the best contrast on #244E94: 8.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #244E94 a warm or cool color?

#244E94 is a cool color.