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#233BC4

#233bc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.14% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.06°, with 69.7% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #233bc4
  2. #c4ac23

Split complementary

  1. #233bc4
  2. #c45c23
  3. #8bc423

Analogous

  1. #238bc4
  2. #233bc4
  3. #5c23c4

Triadic

  1. #233bc4
  2. #c4233b
  3. #3bc423

Tetradic

  1. #233bc4
  2. #ac23c4
  3. #c4ac23
  4. #3bc423

Square

  1. #233bc4
  2. #c4238b
  3. #c4ac23
  4. #23c45c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1442
  2. #172783
  3. #233bc4
  4. #5368e0
  5. #94a1ec

Shades

#233bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bc4
  2. #2035b0
  3. #1c2f9d
  4. #192989
  5. #152376
  6. #121e62
  7. #0e184e
  8. #0b123b
  9. #070c27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bc4
  2. #394fca
  3. #4f62d0
  4. #6576d6
  5. #7b89dc
  6. #919de2
  7. #a7b1e7
  8. #bdc4ed
  9. #d3d8f3
  10. #e9ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bc4
  2. #2c42bd
  3. #3649b6
  4. #3f50b0
  5. #4857a9
  6. #525ea2
  7. #5b649b
  8. #646b94
  9. #6d728e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40478d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00559e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bc4 {
  color: #233bc4;
}
Background
.bg-233bc4 {
  background-color: #233bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #233bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bc4, #5c23c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.69 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.30 #dcc43b Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bc4  rgb(35, 59, 196)  hsl(231, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4ac23  rgb(196, 172, 35)  hsl(51, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4233b  rgb(196, 35, 59)  hsl(351, 70%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3bc423  rgb(59, 196, 35)  hsl(111, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green