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#2230EA

#2230ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2230ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 18.82% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 79.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 235.8°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0839

Complementary

  1. #2230ea
  2. #eadc22

Split complementary

  1. #2230ea
  2. #ea7822
  3. #94ea22

Analogous

  1. #2294ea
  2. #2230ea
  3. #7822ea

Triadic

  1. #2230ea
  2. #ea2230
  3. #30ea22

Tetradic

  1. #2230ea
  2. #dc22ea
  3. #eadc22
  4. #30ea22

Square

  1. #2230ea
  2. #ea2294
  3. #eadc22
  4. #22ea78

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1169
  2. #111caf
  3. #2230ea
  4. #6871f1
  5. #aeb3f7

Shades

#2230ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2230ea
  2. #1f2bd3
  3. #1b26bb
  4. #1822a4
  5. #141d8c
  6. #111875
  7. #0e135e
  8. #0a0e46
  9. #070a2f
  10. #030517
  11. #000000

Tints

#2230ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2230ea
  2. #3845ec
  3. #4e59ee
  4. #646ef0
  5. #7a83f2
  6. #9198f5
  7. #a7acf7
  8. #bdc1f9
  9. #d3d6fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2230ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2230ea
  2. #2b38df
  3. #3540d5
  4. #3e48ca
  5. #4850c0
  6. #5158b5
  7. #5a60aa
  8. #6468a0
  9. #6d7095
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4347a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2230ea {
  color: #2230ea;
}
Background
.bg-2230ea {
  background-color: #2230ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2230ea {
  border: 2px solid #2230ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2230ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 48 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2230ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2230ea, #7822ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2230ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 48 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.12 #ddcf15 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#2230ea  rgb(34, 48, 234)  hsl(236, 83%, 53%)  Blue
#eadc22  rgb(234, 220, 34)  hsl(56, 83%, 53%)  Dandelion
#ea2230  rgb(234, 34, 48)  hsl(356, 83%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#30ea22  rgb(48, 234, 34)  hsl(116, 83%, 53%)  Lime