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#233CA1

#233ca1 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#233ca1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 62.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 228.1°, with 64.29% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #233ca1
  2. #a18823

Split complementary

  1. #233ca1
  2. #a14923
  3. #7ba123

Analogous

  1. #237ba1
  2. #233ca1
  3. #4923a1

Triadic

  1. #233ca1
  2. #a1233c
  3. #3ca123

Tetradic

  1. #233ca1
  2. #8823a1
  3. #a18823
  4. #3ca123

Square

  1. #233ca1
  2. #a1237b
  3. #a18823
  4. #23a149

Monochromatic

  1. #080d23
  2. #152562
  3. #233ca1
  4. #3c5ad5
  5. #7b8fe2

Shades

#233ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233ca1
  2. #203691
  3. #1c3081
  4. #192a71
  5. #152461
  6. #121e51
  7. #0e1840
  8. #0b1230
  9. #070c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#233ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233ca1
  2. #3950aa
  3. #4f63b4
  4. #6577bd
  5. #7b8ac7
  6. #919ed0
  7. #a7b1d9
  8. #bdc5e3
  9. #d3d8ec
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233ca1
  2. #2c439e
  3. #364a9a
  4. #3f5097
  5. #485794
  6. #525e91
  7. #5b658d
  8. #646c8a
  9. #6d7287
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00409f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233ca1 {
  color: #233ca1;
}
Background
.bg-233ca1 {
  background-color: #233ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #233ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 60 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 64% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233ca1, #4923a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 60 161 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.07 #dcc35e Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#233ca1  rgb(35, 60, 161)  hsl(228, 64%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#a18823  rgb(161, 136, 35)  hsl(48, 64%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a1233c  rgb(161, 35, 60)  hsl(348, 64%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca123  rgb(60, 161, 35)  hsl(108, 64%, 38%)  Islamic Green