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#233FAC

#233fac ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233fac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 24.71% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 63.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 227.74°, with 66.18% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.0689

Complementary

  1. #233fac
  2. #ac9023

Split complementary

  1. #233fac
  2. #ac4c23
  3. #83ac23

Analogous

  1. #2383ac
  2. #233fac
  3. #4c23ac

Triadic

  1. #233fac
  2. #ac233f
  3. #3fac23

Tetradic

  1. #233fac
  2. #9023ac
  3. #ac9023
  4. #3fac23

Square

  1. #233fac
  2. #ac2383
  3. #ac9023
  4. #23ac4c

Monochromatic

  1. #09102d
  2. #16286c
  3. #233fac
  4. #4361d9
  5. #8297e6

Shades

#233fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233fac
  2. #20399b
  3. #1c328a
  4. #192c78
  5. #152667
  6. #122056
  7. #0e1945
  8. #0b1334
  9. #070d22
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#233fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233fac
  2. #3952b4
  3. #4f65bd
  4. #6579c5
  5. #7b8ccd
  6. #919fd6
  7. #a7b2de
  8. #bdc5e6
  9. #d3d9ee
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233fac
  2. #2c46a8
  3. #364ca3
  4. #3f539f
  5. #48599a
  6. #526096
  7. #5b6692
  8. #646d8d
  9. #6d7389
  10. #777a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e467d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233fac {
  color: #233fac;
}
Background
.bg-233fac {
  background-color: #233fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233fac {
  border: 2px solid #233fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 63 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 66% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233fac, #4c23ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 63 172 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.27 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.87 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.80 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #dcc053 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233fac  rgb(35, 63, 172)  hsl(228, 66%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ac9023  rgb(172, 144, 35)  hsl(48, 66%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ac233f  rgb(172, 35, 63)  hsl(348, 66%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fac23  rgb(63, 172, 35)  hsl(108, 66%, 41%)  Kelly Green