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#232EA2

#232ea2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#232ea2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.04% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.4% cyan, 71.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 234.8°, with 64.47% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #232ea2
  2. #a29723

Split complementary

  1. #232ea2
  2. #a25723
  3. #6ea223

Analogous

  1. #236ea2
  2. #232ea2
  3. #5723a2

Triadic

  1. #232ea2
  2. #a2232e
  3. #2ea223

Tetradic

  1. #232ea2
  2. #9723a2
  3. #a29723
  4. #2ea223

Square

  1. #232ea2
  2. #a2236e
  3. #a29723
  4. #23a257

Monochromatic

  1. #080a24
  2. #151c63
  3. #232ea2
  4. #3d4ad5
  5. #7b84e3

Shades

#232ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ea2
  2. #202992
  3. #1c2582
  4. #192071
  5. #151c61
  6. #121751
  7. #0e1241
  8. #0b0e31
  9. #070920
  10. #040510
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ea2
  2. #3943ab
  3. #4f58b5
  4. #656dbe
  5. #7b82c7
  6. #9197d1
  7. #a7abda
  8. #bdc0e3
  9. #d3d5ec
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ea2
  2. #2c369f
  3. #363e9b
  4. #3f4798
  5. #484f94
  6. #525791
  7. #5b5f8e
  8. #64678a
  9. #6d7087
  10. #777883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363974 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ea2 {
  color: #232ea2;
}
Background
.bg-232ea2 {
  background-color: #232ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #232ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 64% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ea2, #5723a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.39 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.50 #dcd15d Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232ea2  rgb(35, 46, 162)  hsl(235, 64%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a29723  rgb(162, 151, 35)  hsl(55, 64%, 39%)  Brass
#a2232e  rgb(162, 35, 46)  hsl(355, 64%, 39%)  Brown
#2ea223  rgb(46, 162, 35)  hsl(115, 64%, 39%)  Islamic Green