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#231EA3

#231ea3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#231ea3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 11.76% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.53% cyan, 81.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 242.26°, with 68.91% saturation and 37.84% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.0393

Complementary

  1. #231ea3
  2. #9ea31e

Split complementary

  1. #231ea3
  2. #a3661e
  3. #5ba31e

Analogous

  1. #1e5ba3
  2. #231ea3
  3. #661ea3

Triadic

  1. #231ea3
  2. #a3231e
  3. #1ea323

Tetradic

  1. #231ea3
  2. #a31e9e
  3. #9ea31e
  4. #1ea323

Square

  1. #231ea3
  2. #a31e5b
  3. #9ea31e
  4. #1ea366

Monochromatic

  1. #070622
  2. #151262
  3. #231ea3
  4. #3a34da
  5. #7974e6

Shades

#231ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231ea3
  2. #201b93
  3. #1c1882
  4. #191572
  5. #151262
  6. #120f52
  7. #0e0c41
  8. #0b0931
  9. #070621
  10. #040310
  11. #000000

Tints

#231ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231ea3
  2. #3935ac
  3. #4f4bb5
  4. #6562bf
  5. #7b78c8
  6. #918fd1
  7. #a7a5da
  8. #bdbce3
  9. #d3d2ed
  10. #e9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231ea3
  2. #2c28a0
  3. #36329c
  4. #3f3b99
  5. #484595
  6. #524f92
  7. #5b598e
  8. #64638b
  9. #6d6c87
  10. #777684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312f73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004861 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231ea3 {
  color: #231ea3;
}
Background
.bg-231ea3 {
  background-color: #231ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #231ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 30 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231ea3, #661ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 30 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.42 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.64 #dce15c Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#231ea3  rgb(35, 30, 163)  hsl(242, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#9ea31e  rgb(158, 163, 30)  hsl(62, 69%, 38%)  Brass
#a3231e  rgb(163, 35, 30)  hsl(2, 69%, 38%)  Brown
#1ea323  rgb(30, 163, 35)  hsl(122, 69%, 38%)  Islamic Green