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#232DEE

#232dee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232dee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 81.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.04°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0841

Complementary

  1. #232dee
  2. #eee423

Split complementary

  1. #232dee
  2. #ee7e23
  3. #93ee23

Analogous

  1. #2393ee
  2. #232dee
  3. #7e23ee

Triadic

  1. #232dee
  2. #ee232d
  3. #2dee23

Tetradic

  1. #232dee
  2. #e423ee
  3. #eee423
  4. #2dee23

Square

  1. #232dee
  2. #ee2393
  3. #eee423
  4. #23ee7e

Monochromatic

  1. #090e6f
  2. #0e16b6
  3. #232dee
  4. #6a71f3
  5. #b1b5f9

Shades

#232dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232dee
  2. #2029d6
  3. #1c24be
  4. #1920a7
  5. #151b8f
  6. #121777
  7. #0e125f
  8. #0b0e47
  9. #070930
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#232dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232dee
  2. #3942f0
  3. #4f57f1
  4. #656cf3
  5. #7b81f5
  6. #9196f7
  7. #a7abf8
  8. #bdc0fa
  9. #d3d5fc
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232dee
  2. #2c35e3
  3. #363ed8
  4. #3f46cd
  5. #484ec2
  6. #5257b7
  7. #5b5fac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4446a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232dee {
  color: #232dee;
}
Background
.bg-232dee {
  background-color: #232dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232dee {
  border: 2px solid #232dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 45 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232dee, #7e23ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 45 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.88 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.12 #dcd211 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#232dee  rgb(35, 45, 238)  hsl(237, 86%, 54%)  Blue
#eee423  rgb(238, 228, 35)  hsl(57, 86%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee232d  rgb(238, 35, 45)  hsl(357, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#2dee23  rgb(45, 238, 35)  hsl(117, 86%, 54%)  Lime