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#232FD3

#232fd3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232fd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.41% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 235.91°, with 71.54% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #232fd3
  2. #d3c723

Split complementary

  1. #232fd3
  2. #d36f23
  3. #87d323

Analogous

  1. #2387d3
  2. #232fd3
  3. #6f23d3

Triadic

  1. #232fd3
  2. #d3232f
  3. #2fd323

Tetradic

  1. #232fd3
  2. #c723d3
  3. #d3c723
  4. #2fd323

Square

  1. #232fd3
  2. #d32387
  3. #d3c723
  4. #23d36f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1250
  2. #182091
  3. #232fd3
  4. #5e67e4
  5. #a0a5ef

Shades

#232fd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fd3
  2. #202abe
  3. #1c26a9
  4. #192194
  5. #151c7f
  6. #12186a
  7. #0e1354
  8. #0b0e3f
  9. #07092a
  10. #040515
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fd3
  2. #3944d7
  3. #4f59dc
  4. #656de0
  5. #7b82e5
  6. #9197e9
  7. #a7aced
  8. #bdc1f2
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fd3
  2. #2c37cb
  3. #363fc2
  4. #3f47ba
  5. #484fb2
  6. #5258aa
  7. #5b60a1
  8. #646899
  9. #6d7091
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fd3 {
  color: #232fd3;
}
Background
.bg-232fd3 {
  background-color: #232fd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fd3 {
  border: 2px solid #232fd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fd3, #6f23d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 211 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.72 #dcd02c Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#232fd3  rgb(35, 47, 211)  hsl(236, 72%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d3c723  rgb(211, 199, 35)  hsl(56, 72%, 48%)  Citrine
#d3232f  rgb(211, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 72%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fd323  rgb(47, 211, 35)  hsl(116, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green