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#232DD9

#232dd9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232dd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.87% cyan, 79.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 236.7°, with 72.22% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.0724

Complementary

  1. #232dd9
  2. #d9cf23

Split complementary

  1. #232dd9
  2. #d97423
  3. #88d923

Analogous

  1. #2388d9
  2. #232dd9
  3. #7423d9

Triadic

  1. #232dd9
  2. #d9232d
  3. #2dd923

Tetradic

  1. #232dd9
  2. #cf23d9
  3. #d9cf23
  4. #2dd923

Square

  1. #232dd9
  2. #d92388
  3. #d9cf23
  4. #23d974

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1255
  2. #181f97
  3. #232dd9
  4. #636ae6
  5. #a5a9f0

Shades

#232dd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232dd9
  2. #2029c3
  3. #1c24ae
  4. #192098
  5. #151b82
  6. #12176d
  7. #0e1257
  8. #0b0e41
  9. #07092b
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#232dd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232dd9
  2. #3942dd
  3. #4f57e1
  4. #656ce4
  5. #7b81e8
  6. #9196ec
  7. #a7abf0
  8. #bdc0f4
  9. #d3d5f7
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232dd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232dd9
  2. #2c35d0
  3. #363ec7
  4. #3f46be
  5. #484eb5
  6. #5257ad
  7. #5b5fa4
  8. #64679b
  9. #6d6f92
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f429a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232dd9 {
  color: #232dd9;
}
Background
.bg-232dd9 {
  background-color: #232dd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232dd9 {
  border: 2px solid #232dd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232dd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232dd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232dd9, #7423d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232dd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 217 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.06 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.38 #dcd226 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232dd9  rgb(35, 45, 217)  hsl(237, 72%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d9cf23  rgb(217, 207, 35)  hsl(57, 72%, 49%)  Citrine
#d9232d  rgb(217, 35, 45)  hsl(357, 72%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#2dd923  rgb(45, 217, 35)  hsl(117, 72%, 49%)  Lime Green