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#233FC5

#233fc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233fc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.23% cyan, 68.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 229.63°, with 69.83% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.0794

Complementary

  1. #233fc5
  2. #c5a923

Split complementary

  1. #233fc5
  2. #c55823
  3. #90c523

Analogous

  1. #2390c5
  2. #233fc5
  3. #5823c5

Triadic

  1. #233fc5
  2. #c5233f
  3. #3fc523

Tetradic

  1. #233fc5
  2. #a923c5
  3. #c5a923
  4. #3fc523

Square

  1. #233fc5
  2. #c52390
  3. #c5a923
  4. #23c558

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1543
  2. #172a84
  3. #233fc5
  4. #546ce1
  5. #95a4ec

Shades

#233fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233fc5
  2. #2039b1
  3. #1c329e
  4. #192c8a
  5. #152676
  6. #122063
  7. #0e194f
  8. #0b133b
  9. #070d27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#233fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233fc5
  2. #3952cb
  3. #4f65d1
  4. #6579d6
  5. #7b8cdc
  6. #919fe2
  7. #a7b2e8
  8. #bdc5ee
  9. #d3d9f3
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233fc5
  2. #2c46be
  3. #364cb7
  4. #3f53b0
  5. #4859a9
  6. #5260a3
  7. #5b669c
  8. #646d95
  9. #6d738e
  10. #777a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42498e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00579f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233fc5 {
  color: #233fc5;
}
Background
.bg-233fc5 {
  background-color: #233fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #233fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 63 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233fc5, #5823c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 63 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.39 #dcc03a Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233fc5  rgb(35, 63, 197)  hsl(230, 70%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c5a923  rgb(197, 169, 35)  hsl(50, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c5233f  rgb(197, 35, 63)  hsl(350, 70%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3fc523  rgb(63, 197, 35)  hsl(110, 70%, 45%)  Lime Green