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#233BB7

#233bb7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.87% cyan, 67.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 230.27°, with 67.89% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.069

Complementary

  1. #233bb7
  2. #b79f23

Split complementary

  1. #233bb7
  2. #b75523
  3. #85b723

Analogous

  1. #2385b7
  2. #233bb7
  3. #5523b7

Triadic

  1. #233bb7
  2. #b7233b
  3. #3bb723

Tetradic

  1. #233bb7
  2. #9f23b7
  3. #b79f23
  4. #3bb723

Square

  1. #233bb7
  2. #b72385
  3. #b79f23
  4. #23b755

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1237
  2. #172677
  3. #233bb7
  4. #4a62dc
  5. #8a9ae9

Shades

#233bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bb7
  2. #2035a5
  3. #1c2f92
  4. #192980
  5. #15236e
  6. #121e5c
  7. #0e1849
  8. #0b1237
  9. #070c25
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bb7
  2. #394fbe
  3. #4f62c5
  4. #6576cd
  5. #7b89d4
  6. #919ddb
  7. #a7b1e2
  8. #bdc4e9
  9. #d3d8f1
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bb7
  2. #2c42b2
  3. #3649ac
  4. #3f50a7
  5. #4857a1
  6. #525e9c
  7. #5b6496
  8. #646b91
  9. #6d728b
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bb7 {
  color: #233bb7;
}
Background
.bg-233bb7 {
  background-color: #233bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #233bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 68% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bb7, #5523b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 183 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.03 #dcc448 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bb7  rgb(35, 59, 183)  hsl(230, 68%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b79f23  rgb(183, 159, 35)  hsl(50, 68%, 43%)  Brass
#b7233b  rgb(183, 35, 59)  hsl(350, 68%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3bb723  rgb(59, 183, 35)  hsl(110, 68%, 43%)  Kelly Green