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#231CB2

#231cb2 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#231cb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 10.98% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 84.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 242.8°, with 72.82% saturation and 40.39% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.044

Complementary

  1. #231cb2
  2. #abb21c

Split complementary

  1. #231cb2
  2. #b26e1c
  3. #60b21c

Analogous

  1. #1c60b2
  2. #231cb2
  3. #6e1cb2

Triadic

  1. #231cb2
  2. #b2231c
  3. #1cb223

Tetradic

  1. #231cb2
  2. #b21cab
  3. #abb21c
  4. #1cb223

Square

  1. #231cb2
  2. #b21c60
  3. #abb21c
  4. #1cb26e

Monochromatic

  1. #09072e
  2. #161270
  3. #231cb2
  4. #423ae0
  5. #827dea

Shades

#231cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231cb2
  2. #2019a0
  3. #1c168e
  4. #19147d
  5. #15116b
  6. #120e59
  7. #0e0b47
  8. #0b0835
  9. #070624
  10. #040312
  11. #000000

Tints

#231cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231cb2
  2. #3933ba
  3. #4f49c1
  4. #6560c9
  5. #7b77d1
  6. #918ed9
  7. #a7a4e0
  8. #bdbbe8
  9. #d3d2f0
  10. #e9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231cb2
  2. #2c26ad
  3. #3630a8
  4. #3f3aa3
  5. #48449e
  6. #524e99
  7. #5b5894
  8. #64628f
  9. #6d6c8a
  10. #777685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33317d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231cb2 {
  color: #231cb2;
}
Background
.bg-231cb2 {
  background-color: #231cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #231cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 28 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231cb2, #6e1cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 28 178 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.89 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.35 #dce34d Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#231cb2  rgb(35, 28, 178)  hsl(243, 73%, 40%)  Zaffre
#abb21c  rgb(171, 178, 28)  hsl(63, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2231c  rgb(178, 35, 28)  hsl(3, 73%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1cb223  rgb(28, 178, 35)  hsl(123, 73%, 40%)  Kelly Green