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#234AFA

#234afa ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#234afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 29.02% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86% cyan, 70.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 229.12°, with 95.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #234afa
  2. #fad323

Split complementary

  1. #234afa
  2. #fa6823
  3. #b5fa23

Analogous

  1. #23b5fa
  2. #234afa
  3. #6823fa

Triadic

  1. #234afa
  2. #fa234a
  3. #4afa23

Tetradic

  1. #234afa
  2. #d323fa
  3. #fad323
  4. #4afa23

Square

  1. #234afa
  2. #fa23b5
  3. #fad323
  4. #23fa68

Monochromatic

  1. #031a81
  2. #0529cc
  3. #234afa
  4. #6e88fc
  5. #b9c5fd

Shades

#234afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234afa
  2. #2043e1
  3. #1c3bc8
  4. #1934af
  5. #152c96
  6. #12257d
  7. #0e1e64
  8. #0b164b
  9. #070f32
  10. #040719
  11. #000000

Tints

#234afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234afa
  2. #395cfb
  3. #4f6efb
  4. #6580fc
  5. #7b92fc
  6. #91a5fd
  7. #a7b7fd
  8. #bdc9fe
  9. #d3dbfe
  10. #e9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234afa
  2. #2c4fee
  3. #3655e2
  4. #3f5ad5
  5. #4860c9
  6. #5265bd
  7. #5b6ab1
  8. #6470a5
  9. #6d7598
  10. #777b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5059b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234afa {
  color: #234afa;
}
Background
.bg-234afa {
  background-color: #234afa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234afa {
  border: 2px solid #234afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 74 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234afa, #6823fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 74 250 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.49 #dcb505 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#234afa  rgb(35, 74, 250)  hsl(229, 96%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#fad323  rgb(250, 211, 35)  hsl(49, 96%, 56%)  Cyber Yellow
#fa234a  rgb(250, 35, 74)  hsl(349, 96%, 56%)  Folly
#4afa23  rgb(74, 250, 35)  hsl(109, 96%, 56%)  Neon Green