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#233CA0

#233ca0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#233ca0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 23.53% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.13% cyan, 62.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 64.1% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0613

Complementary

  1. #233ca0
  2. #a08723

Split complementary

  1. #233ca0
  2. #a04923
  3. #7ba023

Analogous

  1. #237ba0
  2. #233ca0
  3. #4923a0

Triadic

  1. #233ca0
  2. #a0233c
  3. #3ca023

Tetradic

  1. #233ca0
  2. #8723a0
  3. #a08723
  4. #3ca023

Square

  1. #233ca0
  2. #a0237b
  3. #a08723
  4. #23a049

Monochromatic

  1. #080d22
  2. #152461
  3. #233ca0
  4. #3b5ad4
  5. #7a8fe2

Shades

#233ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233ca0
  2. #203690
  3. #1c3080
  4. #192a70
  5. #152460
  6. #121e50
  7. #0e1840
  8. #0b1230
  9. #070c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#233ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233ca0
  2. #3950aa
  3. #4f63b3
  4. #6577bd
  5. #7b8ac6
  6. #919ed0
  7. #a7b1d9
  8. #bdc5e3
  9. #d3d8ec
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233ca0
  2. #2c439d
  3. #364a9a
  4. #3f5096
  5. #485793
  6. #525e90
  7. #5b658d
  8. #646c8a
  9. #6d7286
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00409e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003f9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233ca0 {
  color: #233ca0;
}
Background
.bg-233ca0 {
  background-color: #233ca0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #233ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 60 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233ca0, #4923a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 60 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.62 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.66 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.07 #dcc35f Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#233ca0  rgb(35, 60, 160)  hsl(228, 64%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08723  rgb(160, 135, 35)  hsl(48, 64%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0233c  rgb(160, 35, 60)  hsl(348, 64%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca023  rgb(60, 160, 35)  hsl(108, 64%, 38%)  Islamic Green