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#235AE2

#235ae2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#235ae2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 35.29% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.51% cyan, 60.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.72°, with 76.71% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.1316

Complementary

  1. #235ae2
  2. #e2ab23

Split complementary

  1. #235ae2
  2. #e24c23
  3. #bae223

Analogous

  1. #23bae2
  2. #235ae2
  3. #4c23e2

Triadic

  1. #235ae2
  2. #e2235a
  3. #5ae223

Tetradic

  1. #235ae2
  2. #ab23e2
  3. #e2ab23
  4. #5ae223

Square

  1. #235ae2
  2. #e223ba
  3. #e2ab23
  4. #23e24c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d245f
  2. #153ea3
  3. #235ae2
  4. #678deb
  5. #aabff4

Shades

#235ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235ae2
  2. #2051cb
  3. #1c48b5
  4. #193f9e
  5. #153688
  6. #122d71
  7. #0e245a
  8. #0b1b44
  9. #07122d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#235ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235ae2
  2. #396be5
  3. #4f7be8
  4. #658ceb
  5. #7b9cee
  6. #91adf1
  7. #a7bdf3
  8. #bdcef6
  9. #d3def9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235ae2
  2. #2c5ed8
  3. #3662ce
  4. #3f65c5
  5. #4869bb
  6. #526db1
  7. #5b71a7
  8. #64759d
  9. #6d7894
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235ae2 {
  color: #235ae2;
}
Background
.bg-235ae2 {
  background-color: #235ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #235ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 90 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235ae2, #4c23e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 90 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.42 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.34 #dca51d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#235ae2  rgb(35, 90, 226)  hsl(223, 77%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#e2ab23  rgb(226, 171, 35)  hsl(43, 77%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#e2235a  rgb(226, 35, 90)  hsl(343, 77%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5ae223  rgb(90, 226, 35)  hsl(103, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green