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#232CED

#232ced ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.33°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #232ced
  2. #ede423

Split complementary

  1. #232ced
  2. #ed7f23
  3. #91ed23

Analogous

  1. #2391ed
  2. #232ced
  3. #7f23ed

Triadic

  1. #232ced
  2. #ed232c
  3. #2ced23

Tetradic

  1. #232ced
  2. #e423ed
  3. #ede423
  4. #2ced23

Square

  1. #232ced
  2. #ed2391
  3. #ede423
  4. #23ed7f

Monochromatic

  1. #090d6e
  2. #0f16b5
  3. #232ced
  4. #6a70f3
  5. #b0b4f9

Shades

#232ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ced
  2. #2028d5
  3. #1c23be
  4. #191fa6
  5. #151a8e
  6. #121677
  7. #0e125f
  8. #0b0d47
  9. #07092f
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ced
  2. #3941ef
  3. #4f56f1
  4. #656bf2
  5. #7b80f4
  6. #9196f6
  7. #a7abf8
  8. #bdc0fa
  9. #d3d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ced
  2. #2c34e2
  3. #363dd7
  4. #3f45cc
  5. #484ec1
  6. #5256b7
  7. #5b5eac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4345a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ced {
  color: #232ced;
}
Background
.bg-232ced {
  background-color: #232ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ced {
  border: 2px solid #232ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ced, #7f23ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #dcd312 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232ced  rgb(35, 44, 237)  hsl(237, 85%, 53%)  Blue
#ede423  rgb(237, 228, 35)  hsl(57, 85%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#ed232c  rgb(237, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 85%, 53%)  Lust
#2ced23  rgb(44, 237, 35)  hsl(117, 85%, 53%)  Lime