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#232CEE

#232cee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232cee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 81.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.34°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.0833

Complementary

  1. #232cee
  2. #eee523

Split complementary

  1. #232cee
  2. #ee8023
  3. #92ee23

Analogous

  1. #2392ee
  2. #232cee
  3. #8023ee

Triadic

  1. #232cee
  2. #ee232c
  3. #2cee23

Tetradic

  1. #232cee
  2. #e523ee
  3. #eee523
  4. #2cee23

Square

  1. #232cee
  2. #ee2392
  3. #eee523
  4. #23ee80

Monochromatic

  1. #090d6f
  2. #0e16b6
  3. #232cee
  4. #6a70f3
  5. #b1b4f9

Shades

#232cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232cee
  2. #2028d6
  3. #1c23be
  4. #191fa7
  5. #151a8f
  6. #121677
  7. #0e125f
  8. #0b0d47
  9. #070930
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#232cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232cee
  2. #3941f0
  3. #4f56f1
  4. #656bf3
  5. #7b80f5
  6. #9196f7
  7. #a7abf8
  8. #bdc0fa
  9. #d3d5fc
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232cee
  2. #2c34e3
  3. #363dd8
  4. #3f45cd
  5. #484ec2
  6. #5256b7
  7. #5b5eac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4345a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232cee {
  color: #232cee;
}
Background
.bg-232cee {
  background-color: #232cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232cee {
  border: 2px solid #232cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 44 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232cee, #8023ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 44 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.19 #dcd311 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232cee  rgb(35, 44, 238)  hsl(237, 86%, 54%)  Blue
#eee523  rgb(238, 229, 35)  hsl(57, 86%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee232c  rgb(238, 35, 44)  hsl(357, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#2cee23  rgb(44, 238, 35)  hsl(117, 86%, 54%)  Lime