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#232DEC

#232dec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 17.65% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.17% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 237.01°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.0829

Complementary

  1. #232dec
  2. #ece223

Split complementary

  1. #232dec
  2. #ec7d23
  3. #92ec23

Analogous

  1. #2392ec
  2. #232dec
  3. #7d23ec

Triadic

  1. #232dec
  2. #ec232d
  3. #2dec23

Tetradic

  1. #232dec
  2. #e223ec
  3. #ece223
  4. #2dec23

Square

  1. #232dec
  2. #ec2392
  3. #ece223
  4. #23ec7d

Monochromatic

  1. #090e6d
  2. #0f18b3
  3. #232dec
  4. #6970f2
  5. #b0b3f8

Shades

#232dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232dec
  2. #2029d4
  3. #1c24bd
  4. #1920a5
  5. #151b8e
  6. #121776
  7. #0e125e
  8. #0b0e47
  9. #07092f
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#232dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232dec
  2. #3942ee
  3. #4f57f0
  4. #656cf2
  5. #7b81f4
  6. #9196f6
  7. #a7abf7
  8. #bdc0f9
  9. #d3d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232dec
  2. #2c35e1
  3. #363ed6
  4. #3f46cc
  5. #484ec1
  6. #5257b6
  7. #5b5fab
  8. #6467a0
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4345a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232dec {
  color: #232dec;
}
Background
.bg-232dec {
  background-color: #232dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232dec {
  border: 2px solid #232dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232dec, #7d23ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.68 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.99 #dcd213 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232dec  rgb(35, 45, 236)  hsl(237, 84%, 53%)  Blue
#ece223  rgb(236, 226, 35)  hsl(57, 84%, 53%)  Dandelion
#ec232d  rgb(236, 35, 45)  hsl(357, 84%, 53%)  Lust
#2dec23  rgb(45, 236, 35)  hsl(117, 84%, 53%)  Lime