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#232AED

#232aed ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.92°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #232aed
  2. #ede623

Split complementary

  1. #232aed
  2. #ed8123
  3. #8fed23

Analogous

  1. #238fed
  2. #232aed
  3. #8123ed

Triadic

  1. #232aed
  2. #ed232a
  3. #2aed23

Tetradic

  1. #232aed
  2. #e623ed
  3. #ede623
  4. #2aed23

Square

  1. #232aed
  2. #ed238f
  3. #ede623
  4. #23ed81

Monochromatic

  1. #090d6e
  2. #0f15b5
  3. #232aed
  4. #6a6ef3
  5. #b0b3f9

Shades

#232aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232aed
  2. #2026d5
  3. #1c22be
  4. #191da6
  5. #15198e
  6. #121577
  7. #0e115f
  8. #0b0d47
  9. #07082f
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#232aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232aed
  2. #393fef
  3. #4f55f1
  4. #656af2
  5. #7b7ff4
  6. #9195f6
  7. #a7aaf8
  8. #bdbffa
  9. #d3d4fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232aed
  2. #2c33e2
  3. #363bd7
  4. #3f44cc
  5. #484cc1
  6. #5255b7
  7. #5b5eac
  8. #6466a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4344a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232aed {
  color: #232aed;
}
Background
.bg-232aed {
  background-color: #232aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232aed {
  border: 2px solid #232aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232aed, #8123ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.28 #dcd512 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232aed  rgb(35, 42, 237)  hsl(238, 85%, 53%)  Blue
#ede623  rgb(237, 230, 35)  hsl(58, 85%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#ed232a  rgb(237, 35, 42)  hsl(358, 85%, 53%)  Lust
#2aed23  rgb(42, 237, 35)  hsl(118, 85%, 53%)  Lime