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#233BD2

#233bd2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 71.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 231.77°, with 71.43% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.0814

Complementary

  1. #233bd2
  2. #d2ba23

Split complementary

  1. #233bd2
  2. #d26223
  3. #93d223

Analogous

  1. #2393d2
  2. #233bd2
  3. #6223d2

Triadic

  1. #233bd2
  2. #d2233b
  3. #3bd223

Tetradic

  1. #233bd2
  2. #ba23d2
  3. #d2ba23
  4. #3bd223

Square

  1. #233bd2
  2. #d22393
  3. #d2ba23
  4. #23d262

Monochromatic

  1. #0d164f
  2. #182990
  3. #233bd2
  4. #5d70e4
  5. #9faaef

Shades

#233bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bd2
  2. #2035bd
  3. #1c2fa8
  4. #192993
  5. #15237e
  6. #121e69
  7. #0e1854
  8. #0b123f
  9. #070c2a
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bd2
  2. #394fd7
  3. #4f62db
  4. #6576e0
  5. #7b89e4
  6. #919de9
  7. #a7b1ed
  8. #bdc4f2
  9. #d3d8f6
  10. #e9ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bd2
  2. #2c42ca
  3. #3649c2
  4. #3f50b9
  5. #4857b1
  6. #525ea9
  7. #5b64a1
  8. #646b99
  9. #6d7290
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bd2 {
  color: #233bd2;
}
Background
.bg-233bd2 {
  background-color: #233bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #233bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bd2, #6223d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 210 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.96 #dcc42d Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bd2  rgb(35, 59, 210)  hsl(232, 71%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d2ba23  rgb(210, 186, 35)  hsl(52, 71%, 48%)  Old Gold
#d2233b  rgb(210, 35, 59)  hsl(352, 71%, 48%)  Crimson
#3bd223  rgb(59, 210, 35)  hsl(112, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green