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#2326CB

#2326cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2326cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 14.9% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.76% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 238.93°, with 70.59% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0606

Complementary

  1. #2326cb
  2. #cbc823

Split complementary

  1. #2326cb
  2. #cb7423
  3. #7acb23

Analogous

  1. #237acb
  2. #2326cb
  3. #7423cb

Triadic

  1. #2326cb
  2. #cb2326
  3. #26cb23

Tetradic

  1. #2326cb
  2. #c823cb
  3. #cbc823
  4. #26cb23

Square

  1. #2326cb
  2. #cb237a
  3. #cbc823
  4. #23cb74

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e49
  2. #181a8a
  3. #2326cb
  4. #585be2
  5. #9a9bee

Shades

#2326cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2326cb
  2. #2022b7
  3. #1c1ea2
  4. #191b8e
  5. #15177a
  6. #121366
  7. #0e0f51
  8. #0b0b3d
  9. #070829
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#2326cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2326cb
  2. #393cd0
  3. #4f51d5
  4. #6567db
  5. #7b7de0
  6. #9193e5
  7. #a7a8ea
  8. #bdbeef
  9. #d3d4f5
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2326cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2326cb
  2. #2c2fc4
  3. #3638bc
  4. #3f41b5
  5. #484aad
  6. #5253a6
  7. #5b5c9e
  8. #646597
  9. #6d6e8f
  10. #777788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2326cb {
  color: #2326cb;
}
Background
.bg-2326cb {
  background-color: #2326cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2326cb {
  border: 2px solid #2326cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2326cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 38 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2326cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2326cb, #7423cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2326cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 38 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.00 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.48 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.45 #dcd934 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2326cb  rgb(35, 38, 203)  hsl(239, 71%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#cbc823  rgb(203, 200, 35)  hsl(59, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#cb2326  rgb(203, 35, 38)  hsl(359, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#26cb23  rgb(38, 203, 35)  hsl(119, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green