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#232FCC

#232fcc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.84% cyan, 76.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 235.74°, with 70.71% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #232fcc
  2. #ccc023

Split complementary

  1. #232fcc
  2. #cc6b23
  3. #83cc23

Analogous

  1. #2383cc
  2. #232fcc
  3. #6b23cc

Triadic

  1. #232fcc
  2. #cc232f
  3. #2fcc23

Tetradic

  1. #232fcc
  2. #c023cc
  3. #ccc023
  4. #2fcc23

Square

  1. #232fcc
  2. #cc2383
  3. #ccc023
  4. #23cc6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1149
  2. #18208b
  3. #232fcc
  4. #5963e3
  5. #9aa0ee

Shades

#232fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fcc
  2. #202ab8
  3. #1c26a3
  4. #19218f
  5. #151c7a
  6. #121866
  7. #0e1352
  8. #0b0e3d
  9. #070929
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fcc
  2. #3944d1
  3. #4f59d6
  4. #656ddb
  5. #7b82e0
  6. #9197e6
  7. #a7aceb
  8. #bdc1f0
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fcc
  2. #2c37c4
  3. #363fbd
  4. #3f47b5
  5. #484fae
  6. #5258a6
  7. #5b609e
  8. #646897
  9. #6d708f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fcc {
  color: #232fcc;
}
Background
.bg-232fcc {
  background-color: #232fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fcc {
  border: 2px solid #232fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fcc, #6b23cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.48 #dcd033 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232fcc  rgb(35, 47, 204)  hsl(236, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#ccc023  rgb(204, 192, 35)  hsl(56, 71%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cc232f  rgb(204, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 71%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fcc23  rgb(47, 204, 35)  hsl(116, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green