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#232FAC

#232fac ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.43% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 72.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 234.74°, with 66.18% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #232fac
  2. #aca023

Split complementary

  1. #232fac
  2. #ac5b23
  3. #74ac23

Analogous

  1. #2374ac
  2. #232fac
  3. #5b23ac

Triadic

  1. #232fac
  2. #ac232f
  3. #2fac23

Tetradic

  1. #232fac
  2. #a023ac
  3. #aca023
  4. #2fac23

Square

  1. #232fac
  2. #ac2374
  3. #aca023
  4. #23ac5b

Monochromatic

  1. #090c2d
  2. #161e6c
  3. #232fac
  4. #4350d9
  5. #828be6

Shades

#232fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fac
  2. #202a9b
  3. #1c268a
  4. #192178
  5. #151c67
  6. #121856
  7. #0e1345
  8. #0b0e34
  9. #070922
  10. #040511
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fac
  2. #3944b4
  3. #4f59bd
  4. #656dc5
  5. #7b82cd
  6. #9197d6
  7. #a7acde
  8. #bdc1e6
  9. #d3d5ee
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fac
  2. #2c37a8
  3. #363fa3
  4. #3f479f
  5. #484f9a
  6. #525896
  7. #5b6092
  8. #64688d
  9. #6d7089
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fac {
  color: #232fac;
}
Background
.bg-232fac {
  background-color: #232fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fac {
  border: 2px solid #232fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 66% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fac, #5b23ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 172 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.30 #dcd053 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232fac  rgb(35, 47, 172)  hsl(235, 66%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#aca023  rgb(172, 160, 35)  hsl(55, 66%, 41%)  Brass
#ac232f  rgb(172, 35, 47)  hsl(355, 66%, 41%)  Brown
#2fac23  rgb(47, 172, 35)  hsl(115, 66%, 41%)  Kelly Green