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#232FC7

#232fc7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.41% cyan, 76.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 235.61°, with 70.09% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #232fc7
  2. #c7bb23

Split complementary

  1. #232fc7
  2. #c76923
  3. #81c723

Analogous

  1. #2381c7
  2. #232fc7
  3. #6923c7

Triadic

  1. #232fc7
  2. #c7232f
  3. #2fc723

Tetradic

  1. #232fc7
  2. #bb23c7
  3. #c7bb23
  4. #2fc723

Square

  1. #232fc7
  2. #c72381
  3. #c7bb23
  4. #23c769

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1045
  2. #182086
  3. #232fc7
  4. #5560e1
  5. #969ded

Shades

#232fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fc7
  2. #202ab3
  3. #1c269f
  4. #19218b
  5. #151c77
  6. #121864
  7. #0e1350
  8. #0b0e3c
  9. #070928
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fc7
  2. #3944cd
  3. #4f59d2
  4. #656dd8
  5. #7b82dd
  6. #9197e3
  7. #a7ace9
  8. #bdc1ee
  9. #d3d5f4
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fc7
  2. #2c37c0
  3. #363fb9
  4. #3f47b2
  5. #484fab
  6. #5258a4
  7. #5b609c
  8. #646895
  9. #6d708e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fc7 {
  color: #232fc7;
}
Background
.bg-232fc7 {
  background-color: #232fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #232fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fc7, #6923c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 199 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.20 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.38 #dcd038 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232fc7  rgb(35, 47, 199)  hsl(236, 70%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c7bb23  rgb(199, 187, 35)  hsl(56, 70%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c7232f  rgb(199, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 70%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc723  rgb(47, 199, 35)  hsl(116, 70%, 46%)  Lime Green