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#2C23DA

#2c23da ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c23da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 13.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 83.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 242.95°, with 72.33% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.068

Complementary

  1. #2c23da
  2. #d1da23

Split complementary

  1. #2c23da
  2. #da8823
  3. #76da23

Analogous

  1. #2376da
  2. #2c23da
  3. #8823da

Triadic

  1. #2c23da
  2. #da2c23
  3. #23da2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c23da
  2. #da23d1
  3. #d1da23
  4. #23da2c

Square

  1. #2c23da
  2. #da2376
  3. #d1da23
  4. #23da88

Monochromatic

  1. #110e56
  2. #1f1898
  3. #2c23da
  4. #6a63e6
  5. #a9a5f1

Shades

#2c23da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c23da
  2. #2820c4
  3. #231cae
  4. #1f1999
  5. #1a1583
  6. #16126d
  7. #120e57
  8. #0d0b41
  9. #09072c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c23da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c23da
  2. #4139de
  3. #564fe1
  4. #6b65e5
  5. #807be9
  6. #9691ed
  7. #aba7f0
  8. #c0bdf4
  9. #d5d3f8
  10. #eae9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c23da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c23da
  2. #342cd1
  3. #3d36c8
  4. #453fbf
  5. #4e48b6
  6. #5652ad
  7. #5e5ba4
  8. #67649b
  9. #6f6d92
  10. #787789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c23da {
  color: #2c23da;
}
Background
.bg-2c23da {
  background-color: #2c23da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c23da {
  border: 2px solid #2c23da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c23da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 35 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c23da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c23da, #8823da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c23da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 35 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #d3dc25 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2c23da  rgb(44, 35, 218)  hsl(243, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#d1da23  rgb(209, 218, 35)  hsl(63, 72%, 50%)  Pear
#da2c23  rgb(218, 44, 35)  hsl(3, 72%, 50%)  Lust
#23da2c  rgb(35, 218, 44)  hsl(123, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green