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#232BD0

#232bd0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.17% cyan, 79.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 237.23°, with 71.19% saturation and 47.65% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #232bd0
  2. #d0c823

Split complementary

  1. #232bd0
  2. #d07223
  3. #81d023

Analogous

  1. #2381d0
  2. #232bd0
  3. #7223d0

Triadic

  1. #232bd0
  2. #d0232b
  3. #2bd023

Tetradic

  1. #232bd0
  2. #c823d0
  3. #d0c823
  4. #2bd023

Square

  1. #232bd0
  2. #d02381
  3. #d0c823
  4. #23d072

Monochromatic

  1. #0d104d
  2. #181d8f
  3. #232bd0
  4. #5c62e4
  5. #9da1ef

Shades

#232bd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bd0
  2. #2027bb
  3. #1c22a6
  4. #191e92
  5. #151a7d
  6. #121668
  7. #0e1153
  8. #0b0d3e
  9. #07092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bd0
  2. #3940d5
  3. #4f55d9
  4. #656bde
  5. #7b80e3
  6. #9195e8
  7. #a7aaec
  8. #bdbff1
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bd0
  2. #2c34c8
  3. #363cc0
  4. #3f45b8
  5. #484db0
  6. #5256a8
  7. #5b5ea0
  8. #646798
  9. #6d6f90
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bd0 {
  color: #232bd0;
}
Background
.bg-232bd0 {
  background-color: #232bd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bd0 {
  border: 2px solid #232bd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bd0, #7223d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 208 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.04 #dcd42f Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bd0  rgb(35, 43, 208)  hsl(237, 71%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d0c823  rgb(208, 200, 35)  hsl(57, 71%, 48%)  Citrine
#d0232b  rgb(208, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 71%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bd023  rgb(43, 208, 35)  hsl(117, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green