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#232BEF

#232bef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232bef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.86% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.36% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.65°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.0832

Complementary

  1. #232bef
  2. #efe723

Split complementary

  1. #232bef
  2. #ef8123
  3. #91ef23

Analogous

  1. #2391ef
  2. #232bef
  3. #8123ef

Triadic

  1. #232bef
  2. #ef232b
  3. #2bef23

Tetradic

  1. #232bef
  2. #e723ef
  3. #efe723
  4. #2bef23

Square

  1. #232bef
  2. #ef2391
  3. #efe723
  4. #23ef81

Monochromatic

  1. #080c71
  2. #0d14b8
  3. #232bef
  4. #6a70f4
  5. #b2b4f9

Shades

#232bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bef
  2. #2027d7
  3. #1c22bf
  4. #191ea7
  5. #151a8f
  6. #121678
  7. #0e1160
  8. #0b0d48
  9. #070930
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bef
  2. #3940f1
  3. #4f55f2
  4. #656bf4
  5. #7b80f5
  6. #9195f7
  7. #a7aaf9
  8. #bdbffa
  9. #d3d5fc
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bef
  2. #2c34e4
  3. #363cd9
  4. #3f45ce
  5. #484dc3
  6. #5256b8
  7. #5b5eac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4345a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bef {
  color: #232bef;
}
Background
.bg-232bef {
  background-color: #232bef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bef {
  border: 2px solid #232bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bef, #8123ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.32 #dcd410 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232bef  rgb(35, 43, 239)  hsl(238, 86%, 54%)  Blue
#efe723  rgb(239, 231, 35)  hsl(58, 86%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ef232b  rgb(239, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#2bef23  rgb(43, 239, 35)  hsl(118, 86%, 54%)  Lime