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#232DB0

#232db0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232db0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.65% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.11% cyan, 74.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 235.74°, with 66.82% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #232db0
  2. #b0a623

Split complementary

  1. #232db0
  2. #b05f23
  3. #74b023

Analogous

  1. #2374b0
  2. #232db0
  3. #5f23b0

Triadic

  1. #232db0
  2. #b0232d
  3. #2db023

Tetradic

  1. #232db0
  2. #a623b0
  3. #b0a623
  4. #2db023

Square

  1. #232db0
  2. #b02374
  3. #b0a623
  4. #23b05f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c30
  2. #161d70
  3. #232db0
  4. #4550da
  5. #858ce7

Shades

#232db0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232db0
  2. #20299e
  3. #1c248d
  4. #19207b
  5. #151b6a
  6. #121758
  7. #0e1246
  8. #0b0e35
  9. #070923
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#232db0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232db0
  2. #3942b8
  3. #4f57c0
  4. #656cc8
  5. #7b81d0
  6. #9196d8
  7. #a7abdf
  8. #bdc0e7
  9. #d3d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232db0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232db0
  2. #2c35ab
  3. #363ea6
  4. #3f46a2
  5. #484e9d
  6. #525798
  7. #5b5f93
  8. #64678e
  9. #6d6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232db0 {
  color: #232db0;
}
Background
.bg-232db0 {
  background-color: #232db0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232db0 {
  border: 2px solid #232db0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232db0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232db0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232db0, #5f23b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232db0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.87 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.95 #dcd24f Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232db0  rgb(35, 45, 176)  hsl(236, 67%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#b0a623  rgb(176, 166, 35)  hsl(56, 67%, 41%)  Brass
#b0232d  rgb(176, 35, 45)  hsl(356, 67%, 41%)  Brown
#2db023  rgb(45, 176, 35)  hsl(116, 67%, 41%)  Kelly Green