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#230CA2

#230ca2 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#230ca2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 4.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.4% cyan, 92.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 249.2°, with 86.21% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.0323

Complementary

  1. #230ca2
  2. #8ba20c

Split complementary

  1. #230ca2
  2. #a26e0c
  3. #40a20c

Analogous

  1. #0c40a2
  2. #230ca2
  3. #6e0ca2

Triadic

  1. #230ca2
  2. #a2230c
  3. #0ca223

Tetradic

  1. #230ca2
  2. #a20c8b
  3. #8ba20c
  4. #0ca223

Square

  1. #230ca2
  2. #a20c40
  3. #8ba20c
  4. #0ca26e

Monochromatic

  1. #040114
  2. #14075b
  3. #230ca2
  4. #3211e9
  5. #6d55f2

Shades

#230ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #230ca2
  2. #200b92
  3. #1c0a82
  4. #190871
  5. #150761
  6. #120651
  7. #0e0541
  8. #0b0431
  9. #070220
  10. #040110
  11. #000000

Tints

#230ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #230ca2
  2. #3924ab
  3. #4f3db5
  4. #6555be
  5. #7b6dc7
  6. #9186d1
  7. #a79eda
  8. #bdb6e3
  9. #d3ceec
  10. #e9e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#230ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #230ca2
  2. #2c189f
  3. #36239b
  4. #3f2f98
  5. #483a94
  6. #524691
  7. #5b528e
  8. #645d8a
  9. #6d6987
  10. #777483
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00347f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-230ca2 {
  color: #230ca2;
}
Background
.bg-230ca2 {
  background-color: #230ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-230ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #230ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #230ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 12 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 86% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-230ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #230ca2, #6e0ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-230ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 12 162 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.96 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.19 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.30 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.28 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.72 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.97 #dcf35d Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#230ca2  rgb(35, 12, 162)  hsl(249, 86%, 34%)  Zaffre
#8ba20c  rgb(139, 162, 12)  hsl(69, 86%, 34%)  Apple Green
#a2230c  rgb(162, 35, 12)  hsl(9, 86%, 34%)  Rufous
#0ca223  rgb(12, 162, 35)  hsl(129, 86%, 34%)  Islamic Green