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#233DAE

#233dae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233dae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 23.92% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.89% cyan, 64.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 228.78°, with 66.51% saturation and 40.98% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #233dae
  2. #ae9423

Split complementary

  1. #233dae
  2. #ae4f23
  3. #82ae23

Analogous

  1. #2382ae
  2. #233dae
  3. #4f23ae

Triadic

  1. #233dae
  2. #ae233d
  3. #3dae23

Tetradic

  1. #233dae
  2. #9423ae
  3. #ae9423
  4. #3dae23

Square

  1. #233dae
  2. #ae2382
  3. #ae9423
  4. #23ae4f

Monochromatic

  1. #09102f
  2. #16276e
  3. #233dae
  4. #4460d9
  5. #8496e6

Shades

#233dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233dae
  2. #20379d
  3. #1c318b
  4. #192b7a
  5. #152568
  6. #121f57
  7. #0e1846
  8. #0b1234
  9. #070c23
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#233dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233dae
  2. #3950b6
  3. #4f64be
  4. #6577c6
  5. #7b8bce
  6. #919ed7
  7. #a7b1df
  8. #bdc5e7
  9. #d3d8ef
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233dae
  2. #2c44a9
  3. #364aa5
  4. #3f51a0
  5. #48589c
  6. #525f97
  7. #5b6592
  8. #646c8e
  9. #6d7389
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d457e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233dae {
  color: #233dae;
}
Background
.bg-233dae {
  background-color: #233dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233dae {
  border: 2px solid #233dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 61 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233dae, #4f23ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 61 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.40 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #dcc251 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233dae  rgb(35, 61, 174)  hsl(229, 67%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ae9423  rgb(174, 148, 35)  hsl(49, 67%, 41%)  Brass
#ae233d  rgb(174, 35, 61)  hsl(349, 67%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3dae23  rgb(61, 174, 35)  hsl(109, 67%, 41%)  Kelly Green