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#232BF6

#232bf6 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232bf6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.77% cyan, 82.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 237.73°, with 92.14% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.0874

Complementary

  1. #232bf6
  2. #f6ee23

Split complementary

  1. #232bf6
  2. #f68523
  3. #94f623

Analogous

  1. #2394f6
  2. #232bf6
  3. #8523f6

Triadic

  1. #232bf6
  2. #f6232b
  3. #2bf623

Tetradic

  1. #232bf6
  2. #ee23f6
  3. #f6ee23
  4. #2bf623

Square

  1. #232bf6
  2. #f62394
  3. #f6ee23
  4. #23f685

Monochromatic

  1. #05097b
  2. #080fc4
  3. #232bf6
  4. #6d72f9
  5. #b6b9fc

Shades

#232bf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232bf6
  2. #2027dd
  3. #1c22c5
  4. #191eac
  5. #151a94
  6. #12167b
  7. #0e1162
  8. #0b0d4a
  9. #070931
  10. #040419
  11. #000000

Tints

#232bf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232bf6
  2. #3940f7
  3. #4f55f8
  4. #656bf9
  5. #7b80fa
  6. #9195fb
  7. #a7aafb
  8. #bdbffc
  9. #d3d5fd
  10. #e9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232bf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232bf6
  2. #2c34ea
  3. #363cde
  4. #3f45d3
  5. #484dc7
  6. #5256bb
  7. #5b5eaf
  8. #6467a3
  9. #6d6f98
  10. #77788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4546ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005efb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ef9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ef4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232bf6 {
  color: #232bf6;
}
Background
.bg-232bf6 {
  background-color: #232bf6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232bf6 {
  border: 2px solid #232bf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232bf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 43 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 92% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232bf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232bf6, #8523f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232bf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 43 246 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.75 #dcd409 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#232bf6  rgb(35, 43, 246)  hsl(238, 92%, 55%)  Han Purple
#f6ee23  rgb(246, 238, 35)  hsl(58, 92%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#f6232b  rgb(246, 35, 43)  hsl(358, 92%, 55%)  Tractor Red
#2bf623  rgb(43, 246, 35)  hsl(118, 92%, 55%)  Lime