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#232DC4

#232dc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232dc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.14% cyan, 77.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 236.27°, with 69.7% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.0622

Complementary

  1. #232dc4
  2. #c4ba23

Split complementary

  1. #232dc4
  2. #c46923
  3. #7dc423

Analogous

  1. #237dc4
  2. #232dc4
  3. #6923c4

Triadic

  1. #232dc4
  2. #c4232d
  3. #2dc423

Tetradic

  1. #232dc4
  2. #ba23c4
  3. #c4ba23
  4. #2dc423

Square

  1. #232dc4
  2. #c4237d
  3. #c4ba23
  4. #23c469

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f42
  2. #171e83
  3. #232dc4
  4. #535ce0
  5. #949aec

Shades

#232dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232dc4
  2. #2029b0
  3. #1c249d
  4. #192089
  5. #151b76
  6. #121762
  7. #0e124e
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232dc4
  2. #3942ca
  3. #4f57d0
  4. #656cd6
  5. #7b81dc
  6. #9196e2
  7. #a7abe7
  8. #bdc0ed
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232dc4
  2. #2c35bd
  3. #363eb6
  4. #3f46b0
  5. #484ea9
  6. #5257a2
  7. #5b5f9b
  8. #646794
  9. #6d6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232dc4 {
  color: #232dc4;
}
Background
.bg-232dc4 {
  background-color: #232dc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #232dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232dc4, #6923c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.19 #dcd23b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232dc4  rgb(35, 45, 196)  hsl(236, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4ba23  rgb(196, 186, 35)  hsl(56, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4232d  rgb(196, 35, 45)  hsl(356, 70%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dc423  rgb(45, 196, 35)  hsl(116, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green