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#232BD7

#232bd7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.72% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 237.33°, with 72% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #232bd7
  2. #d7cf23

Split complementary

  1. #232bd7
  2. #d77523
  3. #85d723

Analogous

  1. #2385d7
  2. #232bd7
  3. #7523d7

Triadic

  1. #232bd7
  2. #d7232b
  3. #2bd723

Tetradic

  1. #232bd7
  2. #cf23d7
  3. #d7cf23
  4. #2bd723

Square

  1. #232bd7
  2. #d72385
  3. #d7cf23
  4. #23d775

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1153
  2. #181e95
  3. #232bd7
  4. #6167e5
  5. #a3a6f0

Shades

#232bd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bd7
  2. #2027c2
  3. #1c22ac
  4. #191e97
  5. #151a81
  6. #12166c
  7. #0e1156
  8. #0b0d41
  9. #07092b
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bd7
  2. #3940db
  3. #4f55df
  4. #656be3
  5. #7b80e7
  6. #9195eb
  7. #a7aaef
  8. #bdbff3
  9. #d3d5f7
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bd7
  2. #2c34ce
  3. #363cc6
  4. #3f45bd
  5. #484db4
  6. #5256ac
  7. #5b5ea3
  8. #64679a
  9. #6d6f91
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bd7 {
  color: #232bd7;
}
Background
.bg-232bd7 {
  background-color: #232bd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bd7 {
  border: 2px solid #232bd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bd7, #7523d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 215 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.26 #dcd428 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232bd7  rgb(35, 43, 215)  hsl(237, 72%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d7cf23  rgb(215, 207, 35)  hsl(57, 72%, 49%)  Citrine
#d7232b  rgb(215, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 72%, 49%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bd723  rgb(43, 215, 35)  hsl(117, 72%, 49%)  Lime Green