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#232FEC

#232fec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#232fec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.17% cyan, 80.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.42°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #232fec
  2. #ece023

Split complementary

  1. #232fec
  2. #ec7c23
  3. #93ec23

Analogous

  1. #2393ec
  2. #232fec
  3. #7c23ec

Triadic

  1. #232fec
  2. #ec232f
  3. #2fec23

Tetradic

  1. #232fec
  2. #e023ec
  3. #ece023
  4. #2fec23

Square

  1. #232fec
  2. #ec2393
  3. #ece023
  4. #23ec7c

Monochromatic

  1. #090f6d
  2. #0f19b3
  3. #232fec
  4. #6972f2
  5. #b0b4f8

Shades

#232fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232fec
  2. #202ad4
  3. #1c26bd
  4. #1921a5
  5. #151c8e
  6. #121876
  7. #0e135e
  8. #0b0e47
  9. #07092f
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#232fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232fec
  2. #3944ee
  3. #4f59f0
  4. #656df2
  5. #7b82f4
  6. #9197f6
  7. #a7acf7
  8. #bdc1f9
  9. #d3d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232fec
  2. #2c37e1
  3. #363fd6
  4. #3f47cc
  5. #484fc1
  6. #5258b6
  7. #5b60ab
  8. #6468a0
  9. #6d7096
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4446a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232fec {
  color: #232fec;
}
Background
.bg-232fec {
  background-color: #232fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232fec {
  border: 2px solid #232fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232fec, #7c23ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.85 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.13 #dcd013 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#232fec  rgb(35, 47, 236)  hsl(236, 84%, 53%)  Blue
#ece023  rgb(236, 224, 35)  hsl(56, 84%, 53%)  Dandelion
#ec232f  rgb(236, 35, 47)  hsl(356, 84%, 53%)  Lust
#2fec23  rgb(47, 236, 35)  hsl(116, 84%, 53%)  Lime