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#232CA1

#232ca1 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#232ca1 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.25% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 72.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 235.71°, with 64.29% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0473

Complementary

  1. #232ca1
  2. #a19823

Split complementary

  1. #232ca1
  2. #a15923
  3. #6ba123

Analogous

  1. #236ba1
  2. #232ca1
  3. #5923a1

Triadic

  1. #232ca1
  2. #a1232c
  3. #2ca123

Tetradic

  1. #232ca1
  2. #9823a1
  3. #a19823
  4. #2ca123

Square

  1. #232ca1
  2. #a1236b
  3. #a19823
  4. #23a159

Monochromatic

  1. #080a23
  2. #151b62
  3. #232ca1
  4. #3c47d5
  5. #7b82e2

Shades

#232ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ca1
  2. #202891
  3. #1c2381
  4. #191f71
  5. #151a61
  6. #121651
  7. #0e1240
  8. #0b0d30
  9. #070920
  10. #040410
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ca1
  2. #3941aa
  3. #4f56b4
  4. #656bbd
  5. #7b80c7
  6. #9196d0
  7. #a7abd9
  8. #bdc0e3
  9. #d3d5ec
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ca1
  2. #2c349e
  3. #363d9a
  4. #3f4597
  5. #484e94
  6. #525691
  7. #5b5e8d
  8. #64678a
  9. #6d6f87
  10. #777883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353773 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ca1 {
  color: #232ca1;
}
Background
.bg-232ca1 {
  background-color: #232ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #232ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ca1, #5923a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 161 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.26 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #dcd35e Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232ca1  rgb(35, 44, 161)  hsl(236, 64%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#a19823  rgb(161, 152, 35)  hsl(56, 64%, 38%)  Brass
#a1232c  rgb(161, 35, 44)  hsl(356, 64%, 38%)  Brown
#2ca123  rgb(44, 161, 35)  hsl(116, 64%, 38%)  Islamic Green