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#232DCB

#232dcb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232dcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.76% cyan, 77.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 236.43°, with 70.59% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0655

Complementary

  1. #232dcb
  2. #cbc123

Split complementary

  1. #232dcb
  2. #cb6d23
  3. #81cb23

Analogous

  1. #2381cb
  2. #232dcb
  3. #6d23cb

Triadic

  1. #232dcb
  2. #cb232d
  3. #2dcb23

Tetradic

  1. #232dcb
  2. #c123cb
  3. #cbc123
  4. #2dcb23

Square

  1. #232dcb
  2. #cb2381
  3. #cbc123
  4. #23cb6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1049
  2. #181f8a
  3. #232dcb
  4. #5860e2
  5. #9a9fee

Shades

#232dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232dcb
  2. #2029b7
  3. #1c24a2
  4. #19208e
  5. #151b7a
  6. #121766
  7. #0e1251
  8. #0b0e3d
  9. #070929
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232dcb
  2. #3942d0
  3. #4f57d5
  4. #656cdb
  5. #7b81e0
  6. #9196e5
  7. #a7abea
  8. #bdc0ef
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232dcb
  2. #2c35c4
  3. #363ebc
  4. #3f46b5
  5. #484ead
  6. #5257a6
  7. #5b5f9e
  8. #646797
  9. #6d6f8f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232dcb {
  color: #232dcb;
}
Background
.bg-232dcb {
  background-color: #232dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232dcb {
  border: 2px solid #232dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232dcb, #6d23cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.23 #dcd234 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232dcb  rgb(35, 45, 203)  hsl(236, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cbc123  rgb(203, 193, 35)  hsl(56, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#cb232d  rgb(203, 35, 45)  hsl(356, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dcb23  rgb(45, 203, 35)  hsl(116, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green