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#233BCA

#233bca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.67% cyan, 70.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 231.38°, with 70.46% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.0775

Complementary

  1. #233bca
  2. #cab223

Split complementary

  1. #233bca
  2. #ca5f23
  3. #8eca23

Analogous

  1. #238eca
  2. #233bca
  3. #5f23ca

Triadic

  1. #233bca
  2. #ca233b
  3. #3bca23

Tetradic

  1. #233bca
  2. #b223ca
  3. #cab223
  4. #3bca23

Square

  1. #233bca
  2. #ca238e
  3. #cab223
  4. #23ca5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1548
  2. #182889
  3. #233bca
  4. #586be2
  5. #99a5ed

Shades

#233bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bca
  2. #2035b6
  3. #1c2fa2
  4. #19298d
  5. #152379
  6. #121e65
  7. #0e1851
  8. #0b123d
  9. #070c28
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bca
  2. #394fcf
  3. #4f62d5
  4. #6576da
  5. #7b89df
  6. #919de5
  7. #a7b1ea
  8. #bdc4ef
  9. #d3d8f4
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bca
  2. #2c42c3
  3. #3649bb
  4. #3f50b4
  5. #4857ac
  6. #525ea5
  7. #5b649e
  8. #646b96
  9. #6d728f
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bca {
  color: #233bca;
}
Background
.bg-233bca {
  background-color: #233bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bca {
  border: 2px solid #233bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bca, #5f23ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.64 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.49 #dcc435 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bca  rgb(35, 59, 202)  hsl(231, 70%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#cab223  rgb(202, 178, 35)  hsl(51, 70%, 46%)  Old Gold
#ca233b  rgb(202, 35, 59)  hsl(351, 70%, 46%)  Cardinal
#3bca23  rgb(59, 202, 35)  hsl(111, 70%, 46%)  Lime Green