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#233BB3

#233bb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.45% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 67.29% saturation and 41.96% 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 1.2.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0674

Complementary

  1. #233bb3
  2. #b39b23

Split complementary

  1. #233bb3
  2. #b35323
  3. #83b323

Analogous

  1. #2383b3
  2. #233bb3
  3. #5323b3

Triadic

  1. #233bb3
  2. #b3233b
  3. #3bb323

Tetradic

  1. #233bb3
  2. #9b23b3
  3. #b39b23
  4. #3bb323

Square

  1. #233bb3
  2. #b32383
  3. #b39b23
  4. #23b353

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1133
  2. #162673
  3. #233bb3
  4. #4760db
  5. #8797e8

Shades

#233bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bb3
  2. #2035a1
  3. #1c2f8f
  4. #19297d
  5. #15236b
  6. #121e5a
  7. #0e1848
  8. #0b1236
  9. #070c24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bb3
  2. #394fbb
  3. #4f62c2
  4. #6576ca
  5. #7b89d1
  6. #919dd9
  7. #a7b1e1
  8. #bdc4e8
  9. #d3d8f0
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bb3
  2. #2c42ae
  3. #3649a9
  4. #3f50a4
  5. #48579f
  6. #525e9a
  7. #5b6494
  8. #646b8f
  9. #6d728a
  10. #777985
  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 #3d4481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bb3 {
  color: #233bb3;
}
Background
.bg-233bb3 {
  background-color: #233bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #233bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 67% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bb3, #5323b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.80 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.50 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.94 #dcc44c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bb3  rgb(35, 59, 179)  hsl(230, 67%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b39b23  rgb(179, 155, 35)  hsl(50, 67%, 42%)  Brass
#b3233b  rgb(179, 35, 59)  hsl(350, 67%, 42%)  Cardinal
#3bb323  rgb(59, 179, 35)  hsl(110, 67%, 42%)  Kelly Green