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#232FC3

#232fc3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fc3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.05% cyan, 75.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 235.5°, with 69.57% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #232fc3
  2. #c3b723

Split complementary

  1. #232fc3
  2. #c36723
  3. #7fc323

Analogous

  1. #237fc3
  2. #232fc3
  3. #6723c3

Triadic

  1. #232fc3
  2. #c3232f
  3. #2fc323

Tetradic

  1. #232fc3
  2. #b723c3
  3. #c3b723
  4. #2fc323

Square

  1. #232fc3
  2. #c3237f
  3. #c3b723
  4. #23c367

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1041
  2. #171f82
  3. #232fc3
  4. #525de0
  5. #939aec

Shades

#232fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fc3
  2. #202ab0
  3. #1c269c
  4. #192189
  5. #151c75
  6. #121862
  7. #0e134e
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fc3
  2. #3944c9
  3. #4f59cf
  4. #656dd5
  5. #7b82db
  6. #9197e1
  7. #a7ace7
  8. #bdc1ed
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fc3
  2. #2c37bc
  3. #363fb6
  4. #3f47af
  5. #484fa8
  6. #5258a2
  7. #5b609b
  8. #646894
  9. #6d708d
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fc3 {
  color: #232fc3;
}
Background
.bg-232fc3 {
  background-color: #232fc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #232fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fc3, #6723c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 195 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.88 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.28 #dcd03c Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232fc3  rgb(35, 47, 195)  hsl(236, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c3b723  rgb(195, 183, 35)  hsl(56, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c3232f  rgb(195, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 70%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc323  rgb(47, 195, 35)  hsl(116, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green