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#232ACE

#232ace ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232ace is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.47% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.01% cyan, 79.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 237.54°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #232ace
  2. #cec723

Split complementary

  1. #232ace
  2. #ce7123
  3. #7fce23

Analogous

  1. #237fce
  2. #232ace
  3. #7123ce

Triadic

  1. #232ace
  2. #ce232a
  3. #2ace23

Tetradic

  1. #232ace
  2. #c723ce
  3. #cec723
  4. #2ace23

Square

  1. #232ace
  2. #ce237f
  3. #cec723
  4. #23ce71

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f4b
  2. #181d8d
  3. #232ace
  4. #5a60e3
  5. #9c9fee

Shades

#232ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ace
  2. #2026b9
  3. #1c22a5
  4. #191d90
  5. #15197c
  6. #121567
  7. #0e1152
  8. #0b0d3e
  9. #070829
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ace
  2. #393fd3
  3. #4f55d8
  4. #656add
  5. #7b7fe2
  6. #9195e7
  7. #a7aaeb
  8. #bdbff0
  9. #d3d4f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ace
  2. #2c33c6
  3. #363bbe
  4. #3f44b7
  5. #484caf
  6. #5255a7
  7. #5b5e9f
  8. #646697
  9. #6d6f90
  10. #777788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ace {
  color: #232ace;
}
Background
.bg-232ace {
  background-color: #232ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ace {
  border: 2px solid #232ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ace, #7123ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.12 #dcd531 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232ace  rgb(35, 42, 206)  hsl(238, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cec723  rgb(206, 199, 35)  hsl(58, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#ce232a  rgb(206, 35, 42)  hsl(358, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ace23  rgb(42, 206, 35)  hsl(118, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green