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#233BDA

#233bda ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.94% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.13°, with 72.33% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #233bda
  2. #dac223

Split complementary

  1. #233bda
  2. #da6723
  3. #97da23

Analogous

  1. #2397da
  2. #233bda
  3. #6723da

Triadic

  1. #233bda
  2. #da233b
  3. #3bda23

Tetradic

  1. #233bda
  2. #c223da
  3. #dac223
  4. #3bda23

Square

  1. #233bda
  2. #da2397
  3. #dac223
  4. #23da67

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1756
  2. #182998
  3. #233bda
  4. #6375e6
  5. #a5aff1

Shades

#233bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233bda
  2. #2035c4
  3. #1c2fae
  4. #192999
  5. #152383
  6. #121e6d
  7. #0e1857
  8. #0b1241
  9. #070c2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#233bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233bda
  2. #394fde
  3. #4f62e1
  4. #6576e5
  5. #7b89e9
  6. #919ded
  7. #a7b1f0
  8. #bdc4f4
  9. #d3d8f8
  10. #e9ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233bda
  2. #2c42d1
  3. #3649c8
  4. #3f50bf
  5. #4857b6
  6. #525ead
  7. #5b64a4
  8. #646b9b
  9. #6d7292
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233bda {
  color: #233bda;
}
Background
.bg-233bda {
  background-color: #233bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233bda {
  border: 2px solid #233bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 59 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233bda, #6723da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 59 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #dcc425 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233bda  rgb(35, 59, 218)  hsl(232, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#dac223  rgb(218, 194, 35)  hsl(52, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#da233b  rgb(218, 35, 59)  hsl(352, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#3bda23  rgb(59, 218, 35)  hsl(112, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green