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#232ADB

#232adb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232adb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.02% cyan, 80.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 237.72°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #232adb
  2. #dbd423

Split complementary

  1. #232adb
  2. #db7823
  3. #86db23

Analogous

  1. #2386db
  2. #232adb
  3. #7823db

Triadic

  1. #232adb
  2. #db232a
  3. #2adb23

Tetradic

  1. #232adb
  2. #d423db
  3. #dbd423
  4. #2adb23

Square

  1. #232adb
  2. #db2386
  3. #dbd423
  4. #23db78

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1157
  2. #181d99
  3. #232adb
  4. #6469e6
  5. #a6a9f1

Shades

#232adb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232adb
  2. #2026c5
  3. #1c22af
  4. #191d99
  5. #151983
  6. #12156e
  7. #0e1158
  8. #0b0d42
  9. #07082c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#232adb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232adb
  2. #393fdf
  3. #4f55e2
  4. #656ae6
  5. #7b7fe9
  6. #9195ed
  7. #a7aaf1
  8. #bdbff4
  9. #d3d4f8
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232adb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232adb
  2. #2c33d2
  3. #363bc9
  4. #3f44c0
  5. #484cb7
  6. #5255ae
  7. #5b5ea4
  8. #64669b
  9. #6d6f92
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f409b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232adb {
  color: #232adb;
}
Background
.bg-232adb {
  background-color: #232adb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232adb {
  border: 2px solid #232adb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232adb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232adb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232adb, #7823db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232adb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.56 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.74 #dcd524 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#232adb  rgb(35, 42, 219)  hsl(238, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#dbd423  rgb(219, 212, 35)  hsl(58, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#db232a  rgb(219, 35, 42)  hsl(358, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2adb23  rgb(42, 219, 35)  hsl(118, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green