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#232BCE

#232bce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.01% cyan, 79.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 237.19°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #232bce
  2. #cec623

Split complementary

  1. #232bce
  2. #ce7023
  3. #80ce23

Analogous

  1. #2380ce
  2. #232bce
  3. #7023ce

Triadic

  1. #232bce
  2. #ce232b
  3. #2bce23

Tetradic

  1. #232bce
  2. #c623ce
  3. #cec623
  4. #2bce23

Square

  1. #232bce
  2. #ce2380
  3. #cec623
  4. #23ce70

Monochromatic

  1. #0d104b
  2. #181d8d
  3. #232bce
  4. #5a61e3
  5. #9ca0ee

Shades

#232bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bce
  2. #2027b9
  3. #1c22a5
  4. #191e90
  5. #151a7c
  6. #121667
  7. #0e1152
  8. #0b0d3e
  9. #070929
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bce
  2. #3940d3
  3. #4f55d8
  4. #656bdd
  5. #7b80e2
  6. #9195e7
  7. #a7aaeb
  8. #bdbff0
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bce
  2. #2c34c6
  3. #363cbe
  4. #3f45b7
  5. #484daf
  6. #5256a7
  7. #5b5e9f
  8. #646797
  9. #6d6f90
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bce {
  color: #232bce;
}
Background
.bg-232bce {
  background-color: #232bce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bce {
  border: 2px solid #232bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bce, #7023ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.13 #dcd431 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bce  rgb(35, 43, 206)  hsl(237, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cec623  rgb(206, 198, 35)  hsl(57, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#ce232b  rgb(206, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bce23  rgb(43, 206, 35)  hsl(117, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green