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#232CD3

#232cd3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.41% cyan, 79.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 236.93°, with 71.54% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #232cd3
  2. #d3ca23

Split complementary

  1. #232cd3
  2. #d37223
  3. #84d323

Analogous

  1. #2384d3
  2. #232cd3
  3. #7223d3

Triadic

  1. #232cd3
  2. #d3232c
  3. #2cd323

Tetradic

  1. #232cd3
  2. #ca23d3
  3. #d3ca23
  4. #2cd323

Square

  1. #232cd3
  2. #d32384
  3. #d3ca23
  4. #23d372

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1150
  2. #181e91
  3. #232cd3
  4. #5e65e4
  5. #a0a4ef

Shades

#232cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232cd3
  2. #2028be
  3. #1c23a9
  4. #191f94
  5. #151a7f
  6. #12166a
  7. #0e1254
  8. #0b0d3f
  9. #07092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#232cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232cd3
  2. #3941d7
  3. #4f56dc
  4. #656be0
  5. #7b80e5
  6. #9196e9
  7. #a7abed
  8. #bdc0f2
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232cd3
  2. #2c34cb
  3. #363dc2
  4. #3f45ba
  5. #484eb2
  6. #5256aa
  7. #5b5ea1
  8. #646799
  9. #6d6f91
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232cd3 {
  color: #232cd3;
}
Background
.bg-232cd3 {
  background-color: #232cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #232cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232cd3, #7223d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 211 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.98 #dcd32c Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232cd3  rgb(35, 44, 211)  hsl(237, 72%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d3ca23  rgb(211, 202, 35)  hsl(57, 72%, 48%)  Citrine
#d3232c  rgb(211, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 72%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cd323  rgb(44, 211, 35)  hsl(117, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green