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#232CD1

#232cd1 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232cd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 78.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 236.9°, with 71.31% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #232cd1
  2. #d1c823

Split complementary

  1. #232cd1
  2. #d17123
  3. #83d123

Analogous

  1. #2383d1
  2. #232cd1
  3. #7123d1

Triadic

  1. #232cd1
  2. #d1232c
  3. #2cd123

Tetradic

  1. #232cd1
  2. #c823d1
  3. #d1c823
  4. #2cd123

Square

  1. #232cd1
  2. #d12383
  3. #d1c823
  4. #23d171

Monochromatic

  1. #0d104e
  2. #181e8f
  3. #232cd1
  4. #5d64e4
  5. #9ea2ef

Shades

#232cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232cd1
  2. #2028bc
  3. #1c23a7
  4. #191f92
  5. #151a7d
  6. #121669
  7. #0e1254
  8. #0b0d3f
  9. #07092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232cd1
  2. #3941d6
  3. #4f56da
  4. #656bdf
  5. #7b80e3
  6. #9196e8
  7. #a7abed
  8. #bdc0f1
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232cd1
  2. #2c34c9
  3. #363dc1
  4. #3f45b9
  5. #484eb1
  6. #5256a9
  7. #5b5ea0
  8. #646798
  9. #6d6f90
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232cd1 {
  color: #232cd1;
}
Background
.bg-232cd1 {
  background-color: #232cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #232cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232cd1, #7123d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 209 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.93 #dcd32e Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232cd1  rgb(35, 44, 209)  hsl(237, 71%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d1c823  rgb(209, 200, 35)  hsl(57, 71%, 48%)  Citrine
#d1232c  rgb(209, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 71%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cd123  rgb(44, 209, 35)  hsl(117, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green