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#2C23DB

#2c23db ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c23db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.91% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 242.93°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #2c23db
  2. #d2db23

Split complementary

  1. #2c23db
  2. #db8823
  3. #76db23

Analogous

  1. #2376db
  2. #2c23db
  3. #8823db

Triadic

  1. #2c23db
  2. #db2c23
  3. #23db2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c23db
  2. #db23d2
  3. #d2db23
  4. #23db2c

Square

  1. #2c23db
  2. #db2376
  3. #d2db23
  4. #23db88

Monochromatic

  1. #110e57
  2. #1f1899
  3. #2c23db
  4. #6b64e6
  5. #aaa6f1

Shades

#2c23db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c23db
  2. #2820c5
  3. #231caf
  4. #1f1999
  5. #1a1583
  6. #16126e
  7. #120e58
  8. #0d0b42
  9. #09072c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c23db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c23db
  2. #4139df
  3. #564fe2
  4. #6b65e6
  5. #807be9
  6. #9691ed
  7. #aba7f1
  8. #c0bdf4
  9. #d5d3f8
  10. #eae9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c23db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c23db
  2. #342cd2
  3. #3d36c9
  4. #453fc0
  5. #4e48b7
  6. #5652ae
  7. #5e5ba4
  8. #67649b
  9. #6f6d92
  10. #787789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c23db {
  color: #2c23db;
}
Background
.bg-2c23db {
  background-color: #2c23db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c23db {
  border: 2px solid #2c23db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c23db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 35 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c23db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c23db, #8823db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c23db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 35 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.34 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.09 #d3dc24 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2c23db  rgb(44, 35, 219)  hsl(243, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#d2db23  rgb(210, 219, 35)  hsl(63, 72%, 50%)  Pear
#db2c23  rgb(219, 44, 35)  hsl(3, 72%, 50%)  Lust
#23db2c  rgb(35, 219, 44)  hsl(123, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green