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#232BBD

#232bbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.86% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.48% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.88°, with 68.75% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.0576

Complementary

  1. #232bbd
  2. #bdb523

Split complementary

  1. #232bbd
  2. #bd6823
  3. #78bd23

Analogous

  1. #2378bd
  2. #232bbd
  3. #6823bd

Triadic

  1. #232bbd
  2. #bd232b
  3. #2bbd23

Tetradic

  1. #232bbd
  2. #b523bd
  3. #bdb523
  4. #2bbd23

Square

  1. #232bbd
  2. #bd2378
  3. #bdb523
  4. #23bd68

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e3c
  2. #171c7c
  3. #232bbd
  4. #4e56de
  5. #8f94ea

Shades

#232bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bbd
  2. #2027aa
  3. #1c2297
  4. #191e84
  5. #151a71
  6. #12165f
  7. #0e114c
  8. #0b0d39
  9. #070926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bbd
  2. #3940c4
  3. #4f55ca
  4. #656bd1
  5. #7b80d7
  6. #9195de
  7. #a7aae5
  8. #bdbfeb
  9. #d3d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bbd
  2. #2c34b7
  3. #363cb1
  4. #3f45ab
  5. #484da5
  6. #52569f
  7. #5b5e98
  8. #646792
  9. #6d6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bbd {
  color: #232bbd;
}
Background
.bg-232bbd {
  background-color: #232bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bbd {
  border: 2px solid #232bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bbd, #6823bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.28 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.96 #dcd442 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bbd  rgb(35, 43, 189)  hsl(237, 69%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bdb523  rgb(189, 181, 35)  hsl(57, 69%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bd232b  rgb(189, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 69%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2bbd23  rgb(43, 189, 35)  hsl(117, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green