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#232CA8

#232ca8 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232ca8 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.25% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.17% cyan, 73.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 235.94°, with 65.52% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0499

Complementary

  1. #232ca8
  2. #a89f23

Split complementary

  1. #232ca8
  2. #a85c23
  3. #6ea823

Analogous

  1. #236ea8
  2. #232ca8
  3. #5c23a8

Triadic

  1. #232ca8
  2. #a8232c
  3. #2ca823

Tetradic

  1. #232ca8
  2. #9f23a8
  3. #a89f23
  4. #2ca823

Square

  1. #232ca8
  2. #a8236e
  3. #a89f23
  4. #23a85c

Monochromatic

  1. #090b29
  2. #161b69
  3. #232ca8
  4. #404ad7
  5. #8086e4

Shades

#232ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ca8
  2. #202897
  3. #1c2386
  4. #191f76
  5. #151a65
  6. #121654
  7. #0e1243
  8. #0b0d32
  9. #070922
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ca8
  2. #3941b1
  3. #4f56b9
  4. #656bc2
  5. #7b80cb
  6. #9196d4
  7. #a7abdc
  8. #bdc0e5
  9. #d3d5ee
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ca8
  2. #2c34a4
  3. #363da0
  4. #3f459c
  5. #484e98
  6. #525694
  7. #5b5e90
  8. #64678c
  9. #6d6f88
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005067 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003daa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ca8 {
  color: #232ca8;
}
Background
.bg-232ca8 {
  background-color: #232ca8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #232ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 66% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ca8, #5c23a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 168 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.97 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #dcd357 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232ca8  rgb(35, 44, 168)  hsl(236, 66%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a89f23  rgb(168, 159, 35)  hsl(56, 66%, 40%)  Brass
#a8232c  rgb(168, 35, 44)  hsl(356, 66%, 40%)  Brown
#2ca823  rgb(44, 168, 35)  hsl(116, 66%, 40%)  Kelly Green