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#236BA9

#236ba9 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#236ba9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 41.96% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.29% cyan, 36.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 207.76°, with 65.69% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #236ba9
  2. #a96123

Split complementary

  1. #236ba9
  2. #a92328
  3. #a9a423

Analogous

  1. #23a9a4
  2. #236ba9
  3. #2328a9

Triadic

  1. #236ba9
  2. #a9236b
  3. #6ba923

Tetradic

  1. #236ba9
  2. #6123a9
  3. #a96123
  4. #6ba923

Square

  1. #236ba9
  2. #a423a9
  3. #a96123
  4. #28a923

Monochromatic

  1. #091b2a
  2. #16436a
  3. #236ba9
  4. #4192d8
  5. #80b6e5

Shades

#236ba9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236ba9
  2. #206098
  3. #1c5687
  4. #194b76
  5. #154065
  6. #123655
  7. #0e2b44
  8. #0b2033
  9. #071522
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#236ba9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236ba9
  2. #397ab2
  3. #4f89ba
  4. #6597c3
  5. #7ba6cb
  6. #91b5d4
  7. #a7c4dd
  8. #bdd3e5
  9. #d3e1ee
  10. #e9f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236ba9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236ba9
  2. #2c6da5
  3. #366fa1
  4. #3f719d
  5. #487399
  6. #527695
  7. #5b7890
  8. #647a8c
  9. #6d7c88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e6eac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a62a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #416dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3266a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236ba9 {
  color: #236ba9;
}
Background
.bg-236ba9 {
  background-color: #236ba9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236ba9 {
  border: 2px solid #236ba9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236ba9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 107 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 66% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236ba9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236ba9, #2328a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236ba9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 107 169 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.17 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.08 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.86 #dc9456 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#236ba9  rgb(35, 107, 169)  hsl(208, 66%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a96123  rgb(169, 97, 35)  hsl(28, 66%, 40%)  Ginger
#a9236b  rgb(169, 35, 107)  hsl(328, 66%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ba923  rgb(107, 169, 35)  hsl(88, 66%, 40%)  Kelly Green