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#232BDD

#232bdd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 80.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.42°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.0731

Complementary

  1. #232bdd
  2. #ddd523

Split complementary

  1. #232bdd
  2. #dd7823
  3. #88dd23

Analogous

  1. #2388dd
  2. #232bdd
  3. #7823dd

Triadic

  1. #232bdd
  2. #dd232b
  3. #2bdd23

Tetradic

  1. #232bdd
  2. #d523dd
  3. #ddd523
  4. #2bdd23

Square

  1. #232bdd
  2. #dd2388
  3. #ddd523
  4. #23dd78

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1159
  2. #181e9b
  3. #232bdd
  4. #656be7
  5. #a8abf1

Shades

#232bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bdd
  2. #2027c7
  3. #1c22b1
  4. #191e9b
  5. #151a85
  6. #12166f
  7. #0e1158
  8. #0b0d42
  9. #07092c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bdd
  2. #3940e0
  3. #4f55e4
  4. #656be7
  5. #7b80eb
  6. #9195ee
  7. #a7aaf1
  8. #bdbff5
  9. #d3d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bdd
  2. #2c34d4
  3. #363cca
  4. #3f45c1
  5. #484db8
  6. #5256af
  7. #5b5ea5
  8. #64679c
  9. #6d6f93
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40419c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bdd {
  color: #232bdd;
}
Background
.bg-232bdd {
  background-color: #232bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bdd {
  border: 2px solid #232bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bdd, #7823dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.52 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #dcd422 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#232bdd  rgb(35, 43, 221)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#ddd523  rgb(221, 213, 35)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#dd232b  rgb(221, 35, 43)  hsl(357, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2bdd23  rgb(43, 221, 35)  hsl(117, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green