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#235EE5

#235ee5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235ee5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 36.86% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.72% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 221.75°, with 78.86% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #235ee5
  2. #e5aa23

Split complementary

  1. #235ee5
  2. #e54923
  3. #bfe523

Analogous

  1. #23bfe5
  2. #235ee5
  3. #4923e5

Triadic

  1. #235ee5
  2. #e5235e
  3. #5ee523

Tetradic

  1. #235ee5
  2. #aa23e5
  3. #e5aa23
  4. #5ee523

Square

  1. #235ee5
  2. #e523bf
  3. #e5aa23
  4. #23e549

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2663
  2. #1441a8
  3. #235ee5
  4. #6790ed
  5. #acc2f5

Shades

#235ee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235ee5
  2. #2055ce
  3. #1c4bb7
  4. #1942a0
  5. #153889
  6. #122f73
  7. #0e265c
  8. #0b1c45
  9. #07132e
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#235ee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235ee5
  2. #396ee8
  3. #4f7eea
  4. #658eed
  5. #7b9eef
  6. #91aff2
  7. #a7bff5
  8. #bdcff7
  9. #d3dffa
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235ee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235ee5
  2. #2c61db
  3. #3665d1
  4. #3f68c7
  5. #486cbd
  6. #526fb3
  7. #5b72a8
  8. #64769e
  9. #6d7994
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235ee5 {
  color: #235ee5;
}
Background
.bg-235ee5 {
  background-color: #235ee5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235ee5 {
  border: 2px solid #235ee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235ee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 94 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 79% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235ee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235ee5, #4923e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235ee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 94 229 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.34 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.44 #dca11a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#235ee5  rgb(35, 94, 229)  hsl(222, 79%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e5aa23  rgb(229, 170, 35)  hsl(42, 79%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e5235e  rgb(229, 35, 94)  hsl(342, 79%, 52%)  Cerise
#5ee523  rgb(94, 229, 35)  hsl(102, 79%, 52%)  Harlequin