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#232BF2

#232bf2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.54% cyan, 82.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 237.68°, with 88.84% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.085

Complementary

  1. #232bf2
  2. #f2ea23

Split complementary

  1. #232bf2
  2. #f28223
  3. #92f223

Analogous

  1. #2392f2
  2. #232bf2
  3. #8223f2

Triadic

  1. #232bf2
  2. #f2232b
  3. #2bf223

Tetradic

  1. #232bf2
  2. #ea23f2
  3. #f2ea23
  4. #2bf223

Square

  1. #232bf2
  2. #f22392
  3. #f2ea23
  4. #23f282

Monochromatic

  1. #070b75
  2. #0b12bd
  3. #232bf2
  4. #6b71f6
  5. #b3b6fb

Shades

#232bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bf2
  2. #2027da
  3. #1c22c2
  4. #191ea9
  5. #151a91
  6. #121679
  7. #0e1161
  8. #0b0d49
  9. #070930
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bf2
  2. #3940f3
  3. #4f55f5
  4. #656bf6
  5. #7b80f7
  6. #9195f9
  7. #a7aafa
  8. #bdbffb
  9. #d3d5fc
  10. #e9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bf2
  2. #2c34e7
  3. #363cdb
  4. #3f45d0
  5. #484dc4
  6. #5256b9
  7. #5b5eae
  8. #6467a2
  9. #6d6f97
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4446ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bf2 {
  color: #232bf2;
}
Background
.bg-232bf2 {
  background-color: #232bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #232bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 89% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bf2, #8223f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 242 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.50 #dcd40d Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#232bf2  rgb(35, 43, 242)  hsl(238, 89%, 54%)  Blue
#f2ea23  rgb(242, 234, 35)  hsl(58, 89%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#f2232b  rgb(242, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 89%, 54%)  Lust
#2bf223  rgb(43, 242, 35)  hsl(118, 89%, 54%)  Lime