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#232FE9

#232fe9 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232fe9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.43% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.98% cyan, 79.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 236.36°, with 81.82% saturation and 52.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #232fe9
  2. #e9dd23

Split complementary

  1. #232fe9
  2. #e97a23
  3. #92e923

Analogous

  1. #2392e9
  2. #232fe9
  3. #7a23e9

Triadic

  1. #232fe9
  2. #e9232f
  3. #2fe923

Tetradic

  1. #232fe9
  2. #dd23e9
  3. #e9dd23
  4. #2fe923

Square

  1. #232fe9
  2. #e92392
  3. #e9dd23
  4. #23e97a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1069
  2. #111bae
  3. #232fe9
  4. #6971f0
  5. #aeb3f7

Shades

#232fe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fe9
  2. #202ad2
  3. #1c26ba
  4. #1921a3
  5. #151c8c
  6. #121875
  7. #0e135d
  8. #0b0e46
  9. #07092f
  10. #040517
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fe9
  2. #3944eb
  3. #4f59ed
  4. #656df0
  5. #7b82f2
  6. #9197f4
  7. #a7acf6
  8. #bdc1f8
  9. #d3d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fe9
  2. #2c37df
  3. #363fd4
  4. #3f47ca
  5. #484fbf
  6. #5258b5
  7. #5b60aa
  8. #6468a0
  9. #6d7095
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4346a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ee7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fe9 {
  color: #232fe9;
}
Background
.bg-232fe9 {
  background-color: #232fe9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fe9 {
  border: 2px solid #232fe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fe9, #7a23e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 233 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.88 #dcd016 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#232fe9  rgb(35, 47, 233)  hsl(236, 82%, 53%)  Blue
#e9dd23  rgb(233, 221, 35)  hsl(56, 82%, 53%)  Dandelion
#e9232f  rgb(233, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 82%, 53%)  Cadmium Red
#2fe923  rgb(47, 233, 35)  hsl(116, 82%, 53%)  Lime