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#232FC5

#232fc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.23% cyan, 76.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 235.56°, with 69.83% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #232fc5
  2. #c5b923

Split complementary

  1. #232fc5
  2. #c56823
  3. #80c523

Analogous

  1. #2380c5
  2. #232fc5
  3. #6823c5

Triadic

  1. #232fc5
  2. #c5232f
  3. #2fc523

Tetradic

  1. #232fc5
  2. #b923c5
  3. #c5b923
  4. #2fc523

Square

  1. #232fc5
  2. #c52380
  3. #c5b923
  4. #23c568

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1043
  2. #171f84
  3. #232fc5
  4. #545ee1
  5. #959bec

Shades

#232fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fc5
  2. #202ab1
  3. #1c269e
  4. #19218a
  5. #151c76
  6. #121863
  7. #0e134f
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fc5
  2. #3944cb
  3. #4f59d1
  4. #656dd6
  5. #7b82dc
  6. #9197e2
  7. #a7ace8
  8. #bdc1ee
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fc5
  2. #2c37be
  3. #363fb7
  4. #3f47b0
  5. #484fa9
  6. #5258a3
  7. #5b609c
  8. #646895
  9. #6d708e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fc5 {
  color: #232fc5;
}
Background
.bg-232fc5 {
  background-color: #232fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #232fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fc5, #6823c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #dcd03a Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232fc5  rgb(35, 47, 197)  hsl(236, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c5b923  rgb(197, 185, 35)  hsl(56, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c5232f  rgb(197, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 70%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc523  rgb(47, 197, 35)  hsl(116, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green