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#232ECD

#232ecd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232ecd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.04% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.93% cyan, 77.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.12°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #232ecd
  2. #cdc223

Split complementary

  1. #232ecd
  2. #cd6d23
  3. #83cd23

Analogous

  1. #2383cd
  2. #232ecd
  3. #6d23cd

Triadic

  1. #232ecd
  2. #cd232e
  3. #2ecd23

Tetradic

  1. #232ecd
  2. #c223cd
  3. #cdc223
  4. #2ecd23

Square

  1. #232ecd
  2. #cd2383
  3. #cdc223
  4. #23cd6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d114a
  2. #181f8c
  3. #232ecd
  4. #5a63e3
  5. #9ba0ee

Shades

#232ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232ecd
  2. #2029b9
  3. #1c25a4
  4. #192090
  5. #151c7b
  6. #121767
  7. #0e1252
  8. #0b0e3e
  9. #070929
  10. #040515
  11. #000000

Tints

#232ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232ecd
  2. #3943d2
  3. #4f58d7
  4. #656ddc
  5. #7b82e1
  6. #9197e6
  7. #a7abeb
  8. #bdc0f0
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232ecd
  2. #2c36c5
  3. #363ebe
  4. #3f47b6
  5. #484fae
  6. #5257a7
  7. #5b5f9f
  8. #646797
  9. #6d708f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232ecd {
  color: #232ecd;
}
Background
.bg-232ecd {
  background-color: #232ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232ecd {
  border: 2px solid #232ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232ecd, #6d23cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.99 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #dcd132 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232ecd  rgb(35, 46, 205)  hsl(236, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cdc223  rgb(205, 194, 35)  hsl(56, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#cd232e  rgb(205, 35, 46)  hsl(356, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ecd23  rgb(46, 205, 35)  hsl(116, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green