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#232AE7

#232ae7 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232ae7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.47% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.85% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 237.86°, with 80.33% saturation and 52.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #232ae7
  2. #e7e023

Split complementary

  1. #232ae7
  2. #e77e23
  3. #8ce723

Analogous

  1. #238ce7
  2. #232ae7
  3. #7e23e7

Triadic

  1. #232ae7
  2. #e7232a
  3. #2ae723

Tetradic

  1. #232ae7
  2. #e023e7
  3. #e7e023
  4. #2ae723

Square

  1. #232ae7
  2. #e7238c
  3. #e7e023
  4. #23e77e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e66
  2. #1318ab
  3. #232ae7
  4. #686def
  5. #adb0f6

Shades

#232ae7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ae7
  2. #2026d0
  3. #1c22b9
  4. #191da2
  5. #15198b
  6. #121574
  7. #0e115c
  8. #0b0d45
  9. #07082e
  10. #040417
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ae7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ae7
  2. #393fe9
  3. #4f55ec
  4. #656aee
  5. #7b7ff1
  6. #9195f3
  7. #a7aaf5
  8. #bdbff8
  9. #d3d4fa
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ae7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ae7
  2. #2c33dd
  3. #363bd2
  4. #3f44c8
  5. #484cbe
  6. #5255b4
  7. #5b5ea9
  8. #64669f
  9. #6d6f95
  10. #77778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4143a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003be5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ae7 {
  color: #232ae7;
}
Background
.bg-232ae7 {
  background-color: #232ae7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ae7 {
  border: 2px solid #232ae7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ae7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ae7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ae7, #7e23e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ae7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 231 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.97 #dcd518 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#232ae7  rgb(35, 42, 231)  hsl(238, 80%, 52%)  Blue
#e7e023  rgb(231, 224, 35)  hsl(58, 80%, 52%)  Titanium Yellow
#e7232a  rgb(231, 35, 42)  hsl(358, 80%, 52%)  Lust
#2ae723  rgb(42, 231, 35)  hsl(118, 80%, 52%)  Lime