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#0232CE

#0232ce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0232ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 19.61% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.03% cyan, 75.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 225.88°, with 98.08% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #0232ce
  2. #ce9e02

Split complementary

  1. #0232ce
  2. #ce3802
  3. #98ce02

Analogous

  1. #0298ce
  2. #0232ce
  3. #3802ce

Triadic

  1. #0232ce
  2. #ce0232
  3. #32ce02

Tetradic

  1. #0232ce
  2. #9e02ce
  3. #ce9e02
  4. #32ce02

Square

  1. #0232ce
  2. #ce0298
  3. #ce9e02
  4. #02ce38

Monochromatic

  1. #010d36
  2. #012082
  3. #0232ce
  4. #2054fd
  5. #6b8efe

Shades

#0232ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0232ce
  2. #022db9
  3. #0228a5
  4. #012390
  5. #011e7c
  6. #011967
  7. #011452
  8. #010f3e
  9. #000a29
  10. #000515
  11. #000000

Tints

#0232ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0232ce
  2. #1b47d3
  3. #355bd8
  4. #4e70dd
  5. #6784e2
  6. #8199e7
  7. #9aadeb
  8. #b3c2f0
  9. #ccd6f5
  10. #e6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0232ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0232ce
  2. #0f3ac6
  3. #1b42be
  4. #2849b7
  5. #3451af
  6. #4159a7
  7. #4e619f
  8. #5a6997
  9. #677090
  10. #737888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0232ce {
  color: #0232ce;
}
Background
.bg-0232ce {
  background-color: #0232ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0232ce {
  border: 2px solid #0232ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0232ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 50 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0232ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0232ce, #3802ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0232ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 50 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.34 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.99 #fdcd31 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0232ce  rgb(2, 50, 206)  hsl(226, 98%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ce9e02  rgb(206, 158, 2)  hsl(46, 98%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#ce0232  rgb(206, 2, 50)  hsl(346, 98%, 41%)  Cardinal
#32ce02  rgb(50, 206, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green