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#232CE7

#232ce7 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232ce7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.25% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.85% cyan, 80.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 237.24°, with 80.33% saturation and 52.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #232ce7
  2. #e7de23

Split complementary

  1. #232ce7
  2. #e77c23
  3. #8ee723

Analogous

  1. #238ee7
  2. #232ce7
  3. #7c23e7

Triadic

  1. #232ce7
  2. #e7232c
  3. #2ce723

Tetradic

  1. #232ce7
  2. #de23e7
  3. #e7de23
  4. #2ce723

Square

  1. #232ce7
  2. #e7238e
  3. #e7de23
  4. #23e77c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f66
  2. #131aab
  3. #232ce7
  4. #686eef
  5. #adb0f6

Shades

#232ce7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ce7
  2. #2028d0
  3. #1c23b9
  4. #191fa2
  5. #151a8b
  6. #121674
  7. #0e125c
  8. #0b0d45
  9. #07092e
  10. #040417
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ce7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ce7
  2. #3941e9
  3. #4f56ec
  4. #656bee
  5. #7b80f1
  6. #9196f3
  7. #a7abf5
  8. #bdc0f8
  9. #d3d5fa
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ce7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ce7
  2. #2c34dd
  3. #363dd2
  4. #3f45c8
  5. #484ebe
  6. #5256b4
  7. #5b5ea9
  8. #64679f
  9. #6d6f95
  10. #77788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4244a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ce7 {
  color: #232ce7;
}
Background
.bg-232ce7 {
  background-color: #232ce7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ce7 {
  border: 2px solid #232ce7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ce7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ce7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ce7, #7c23e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ce7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 231 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.79 #dcd318 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#232ce7  rgb(35, 44, 231)  hsl(237, 80%, 52%)  Blue
#e7de23  rgb(231, 222, 35)  hsl(57, 80%, 52%)  Dandelion
#e7232c  rgb(231, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 80%, 52%)  Lust
#2ce723  rgb(44, 231, 35)  hsl(117, 80%, 52%)  Lime