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#232BCD

#232bcd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.93% cyan, 79.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 237.18°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #232bcd
  2. #cdc523

Split complementary

  1. #232bcd
  2. #cd7023
  3. #80cd23

Analogous

  1. #2380cd
  2. #232bcd
  3. #7023cd

Triadic

  1. #232bcd
  2. #cd232b
  3. #2bcd23

Tetradic

  1. #232bcd
  2. #c523cd
  3. #cdc523
  4. #2bcd23

Square

  1. #232bcd
  2. #cd2380
  3. #cdc523
  4. #23cd70

Monochromatic

  1. #0d104a
  2. #181d8c
  3. #232bcd
  4. #5a60e3
  5. #9b9fee

Shades

#232bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bcd
  2. #2027b9
  3. #1c22a4
  4. #191e90
  5. #151a7b
  6. #121667
  7. #0e1152
  8. #0b0d3e
  9. #070929
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bcd
  2. #3940d2
  3. #4f55d7
  4. #656bdc
  5. #7b80e1
  6. #9195e6
  7. #a7aaeb
  8. #bdbff0
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bcd
  2. #2c34c5
  3. #363cbe
  4. #3f45b6
  5. #484dae
  6. #5256a7
  7. #5b5e9f
  8. #646797
  9. #6d6f8f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bcd {
  color: #232bcd;
}
Background
.bg-232bcd {
  background-color: #232bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bcd {
  border: 2px solid #232bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bcd, #7023cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.13 #dcd432 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bcd  rgb(35, 43, 205)  hsl(237, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cdc523  rgb(205, 197, 35)  hsl(57, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#cd232b  rgb(205, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bcd23  rgb(43, 205, 35)  hsl(117, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green