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#232BC4

#232bc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.14% cyan, 78.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.02°, with 69.7% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #232bc4
  2. #c4bc23

Split complementary

  1. #232bc4
  2. #c46b23
  3. #7bc423

Analogous

  1. #237bc4
  2. #232bc4
  3. #6b23c4

Triadic

  1. #232bc4
  2. #c4232b
  3. #2bc423

Tetradic

  1. #232bc4
  2. #bc23c4
  3. #c4bc23
  4. #2bc423

Square

  1. #232bc4
  2. #c4237b
  3. #c4bc23
  4. #23c46b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f42
  2. #171d83
  3. #232bc4
  4. #535ae0
  5. #9498ec

Shades

#232bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bc4
  2. #2027b0
  3. #1c229d
  4. #191e89
  5. #151a76
  6. #121662
  7. #0e114e
  8. #0b0d3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bc4
  2. #3940ca
  3. #4f55d0
  4. #656bd6
  5. #7b80dc
  6. #9195e2
  7. #a7aae7
  8. #bdbfed
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bc4
  2. #2c34bd
  3. #363cb6
  4. #3f45b0
  5. #484da9
  6. #5256a2
  7. #5b5e9b
  8. #646794
  9. #6d6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bc4 {
  color: #232bc4;
}
Background
.bg-232bc4 {
  background-color: #232bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #232bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bc4, #6b23c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.30 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.14 #dcd43b Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bc4  rgb(35, 43, 196)  hsl(237, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4bc23  rgb(196, 188, 35)  hsl(57, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4232b  rgb(196, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 70%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bc423  rgb(43, 196, 35)  hsl(117, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green