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#232CC4

#232cc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232cc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.25% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.14% cyan, 77.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 236.65°, with 69.7% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #232cc4
  2. #c4bb23

Split complementary

  1. #232cc4
  2. #c46b23
  3. #7cc423

Analogous

  1. #237cc4
  2. #232cc4
  3. #6b23c4

Triadic

  1. #232cc4
  2. #c4232c
  3. #2cc423

Tetradic

  1. #232cc4
  2. #bb23c4
  3. #c4bb23
  4. #2cc423

Square

  1. #232cc4
  2. #c4237c
  3. #c4bb23
  4. #23c46b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f42
  2. #171d83
  3. #232cc4
  4. #535be0
  5. #9499ec

Shades

#232cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232cc4
  2. #2028b0
  3. #1c239d
  4. #191f89
  5. #151a76
  6. #121662
  7. #0e124e
  8. #0b0d3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#232cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232cc4
  2. #3941ca
  3. #4f56d0
  4. #656bd6
  5. #7b80dc
  6. #9196e2
  7. #a7abe7
  8. #bdc0ed
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232cc4
  2. #2c34bd
  3. #363db6
  4. #3f45b0
  5. #484ea9
  6. #5256a2
  7. #5b5e9b
  8. #646794
  9. #6d6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232cc4 {
  color: #232cc4;
}
Background
.bg-232cc4 {
  background-color: #232cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #232cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232cc4, #6b23c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.19 #dcd33b Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232cc4  rgb(35, 44, 196)  hsl(237, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4bb23  rgb(196, 187, 35)  hsl(57, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4232c  rgb(196, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 70%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cc423  rgb(44, 196, 35)  hsl(117, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green