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#233EC4

#233ec4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233ec4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 24.31% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.14% cyan, 68.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 229.94°, with 69.7% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #233ec4
  2. #c4a923

Split complementary

  1. #233ec4
  2. #c45823
  3. #8ec423

Analogous

  1. #238ec4
  2. #233ec4
  3. #5823c4

Triadic

  1. #233ec4
  2. #c4233e
  3. #3ec423

Tetradic

  1. #233ec4
  2. #a923c4
  3. #c4a923
  4. #3ec423

Square

  1. #233ec4
  2. #c4238e
  3. #c4a923
  4. #23c458

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1542
  2. #172983
  3. #233ec4
  4. #536be0
  5. #94a3ec

Shades

#233ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233ec4
  2. #2038b0
  3. #1c329d
  4. #192b89
  5. #152576
  6. #121f62
  7. #0e194e
  8. #0b133b
  9. #070c27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#233ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233ec4
  2. #3951ca
  3. #4f65d0
  4. #6578d6
  5. #7b8bdc
  6. #919fe2
  7. #a7b2e7
  8. #bdc5ed
  9. #d3d8f3
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233ec4
  2. #2c45bd
  3. #364bb6
  4. #3f52b0
  5. #4858a9
  6. #525fa2
  7. #5b669b
  8. #646c94
  9. #6d738e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41498d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00579e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233ec4 {
  color: #233ec4;
}
Background
.bg-233ec4 {
  background-color: #233ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #233ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 62 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233ec4, #5823c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 62 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.57 #dcc13b Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233ec4  rgb(35, 62, 196)  hsl(230, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c4a923  rgb(196, 169, 35)  hsl(50, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c4233e  rgb(196, 35, 62)  hsl(350, 70%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3ec423  rgb(62, 196, 35)  hsl(110, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green