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#232BC0

#232bc0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.77% cyan, 77.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 236.94°, with 69.16% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.0589

Complementary

  1. #232bc0
  2. #c0b823

Split complementary

  1. #232bc0
  2. #c06923
  3. #7ac023

Analogous

  1. #237ac0
  2. #232bc0
  3. #6923c0

Triadic

  1. #232bc0
  2. #c0232b
  3. #2bc023

Tetradic

  1. #232bc0
  2. #b823c0
  3. #c0b823
  4. #2bc023

Square

  1. #232bc0
  2. #c0237a
  3. #c0b823
  4. #23c069

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e3f
  2. #171d7f
  3. #232bc0
  4. #5058df
  5. #9196eb

Shades

#232bc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bc0
  2. #2027ad
  3. #1c229a
  4. #191e86
  5. #151a73
  6. #121660
  7. #0e114d
  8. #0b0d3a
  9. #070926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bc0
  2. #3940c6
  3. #4f55cd
  4. #656bd3
  5. #7b80d9
  6. #9195e0
  7. #a7aae6
  8. #bdbfec
  9. #d3d5f2
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bc0
  2. #2c34ba
  3. #363cb3
  4. #3f45ad
  5. #484da6
  6. #5256a0
  7. #5b5e9a
  8. #646793
  9. #6d6f8d
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bc0 {
  color: #232bc0;
}
Background
.bg-232bc0 {
  background-color: #232bc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bc0 {
  border: 2px solid #232bc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bc0, #6923c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 192 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.93 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.94 #dcd43f Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bc0  rgb(35, 43, 192)  hsl(237, 69%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c0b823  rgb(192, 184, 35)  hsl(57, 69%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c0232b  rgb(192, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 69%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bc023  rgb(43, 192, 35)  hsl(117, 69%, 45%)  Kelly Green