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#233FDD

#233fdd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#233fdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 230.97°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.0913

Complementary

  1. #233fdd
  2. #ddc123

Split complementary

  1. #233fdd
  2. #dd6423
  3. #9cdd23

Analogous

  1. #239cdd
  2. #233fdd
  3. #6423dd

Triadic

  1. #233fdd
  2. #dd233f
  3. #3fdd23

Tetradic

  1. #233fdd
  2. #c123dd
  3. #ddc123
  4. #3fdd23

Square

  1. #233fdd
  2. #dd239c
  3. #ddc123
  4. #23dd64

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1959
  2. #182c9b
  3. #233fdd
  4. #6579e7
  5. #a8b3f1

Shades

#233fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233fdd
  2. #2039c7
  3. #1c32b1
  4. #192c9b
  5. #152685
  6. #12206f
  7. #0e1958
  8. #0b1342
  9. #070d2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#233fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233fdd
  2. #3952e0
  3. #4f65e4
  4. #6579e7
  5. #7b8ceb
  6. #919fee
  7. #a7b2f1
  8. #bdc5f5
  9. #d3d9f8
  10. #e9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233fdd
  2. #2c46d4
  3. #364cca
  4. #3f53c1
  5. #4859b8
  6. #5260af
  7. #5b66a5
  8. #646d9c
  9. #6d7393
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233fdd {
  color: #233fdd;
}
Background
.bg-233fdd {
  background-color: #233fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233fdd {
  border: 2px solid #233fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 63 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233fdd, #6423dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 63 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.10 #dcc022 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#233fdd  rgb(35, 63, 221)  hsl(231, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#ddc123  rgb(221, 193, 35)  hsl(51, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#dd233f  rgb(221, 35, 63)  hsl(351, 73%, 50%)  Crimson
#3fdd23  rgb(63, 221, 35)  hsl(111, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green