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#223CCC

#223ccc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#223ccc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 23.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 230.82°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #223ccc
  2. #ccb222

Split complementary

  1. #223ccc
  2. #cc5d22
  3. #91cc22

Analogous

  1. #2291cc
  2. #223ccc
  3. #5d22cc

Triadic

  1. #223ccc
  2. #cc223c
  3. #3ccc22

Tetradic

  1. #223ccc
  2. #b222cc
  3. #ccb222
  4. #3ccc22

Square

  1. #223ccc
  2. #cc2291
  3. #ccb222
  4. #22cc5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1549
  2. #17298a
  3. #223ccc
  4. #576de3
  5. #99a6ee

Shades

#223ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #223ccc
  2. #1f36b8
  3. #1b30a3
  4. #182a8f
  5. #14247a
  6. #111e66
  7. #0e1852
  8. #0a123d
  9. #070c29
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#223ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #223ccc
  2. #3850d1
  3. #4e63d6
  4. #6477db
  5. #7a8ae0
  6. #919ee6
  7. #a7b1eb
  8. #bdc5f0
  9. #d3d8f5
  10. #e9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#223ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #223ccc
  2. #2b43c4
  3. #354abd
  4. #3e50b5
  5. #4857ae
  6. #515ea6
  7. #5a659e
  8. #646c97
  9. #6d728f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-223ccc {
  color: #223ccc;
}
Background
.bg-223ccc {
  background-color: #223ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-223ccc {
  border: 2px solid #223ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #223ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 60 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-223ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #223ccc, #5d22cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-223ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 60 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.27 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.45 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.29 #ddc333 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#223ccc  rgb(34, 60, 204)  hsl(231, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#ccb222  rgb(204, 178, 34)  hsl(51, 71%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cc223c  rgb(204, 34, 60)  hsl(351, 71%, 47%)  Cardinal
#3ccc22  rgb(60, 204, 34)  hsl(111, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green