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#232DED

#232ded ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232ded 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 81.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.03°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #232ded
  2. #ede323

Split complementary

  1. #232ded
  2. #ed7e23
  3. #92ed23

Analogous

  1. #2392ed
  2. #232ded
  3. #7e23ed

Triadic

  1. #232ded
  2. #ed232d
  3. #2ded23

Tetradic

  1. #232ded
  2. #e323ed
  3. #ede323
  4. #2ded23

Square

  1. #232ded
  2. #ed2392
  3. #ede323
  4. #23ed7e

Monochromatic

  1. #090e6e
  2. #0f17b5
  3. #232ded
  4. #6a70f3
  5. #b0b4f9

Shades

#232ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ded
  2. #2029d5
  3. #1c24be
  4. #1920a6
  5. #151b8e
  6. #121777
  7. #0e125f
  8. #0b0e47
  9. #07092f
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ded
  2. #3942ef
  3. #4f57f1
  4. #656cf2
  5. #7b81f4
  6. #9196f6
  7. #a7abf8
  8. #bdc0fa
  9. #d3d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ded
  2. #2c35e2
  3. #363ed7
  4. #3f46cc
  5. #484ec1
  6. #5257b7
  7. #5b5fac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4346a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ded {
  color: #232ded;
}
Background
.bg-232ded {
  background-color: #232ded;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ded {
  border: 2px solid #232ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ded, #7e23ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.05 #dcd212 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#232ded  rgb(35, 45, 237)  hsl(237, 85%, 53%)  Blue
#ede323  rgb(237, 227, 35)  hsl(57, 85%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#ed232d  rgb(237, 35, 45)  hsl(357, 85%, 53%)  Lust
#2ded23  rgb(45, 237, 35)  hsl(117, 85%, 53%)  Lime