Palettes / Colors / #232DF6

#232DF6 — Vivid Blue

#232DF6 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #232DF6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#232DF6 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F6EB23; it also sits naturally between #2397F6 and #8223F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 18% · Blue 96%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #232DF6

.text { color: #232DF6; }
.background { background-color: #232DF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #232DF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 45, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 92%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #232DF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 45, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #232DF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 45, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#232DF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#232DF6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6EB23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #232DF6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #232DF6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #232DF6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #232DF6 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #232DF5  ·  #232DF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #232DF6?

#232DF6 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 45, 246). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #232DF6?

#232DF6 is RGB 35, 45, 246 — HSL 237°, 92%, 55% — CMYK 86%, 82%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #232DF6?

Its complement is #F6EB23; analogous partners are #2397F6 and #8223F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #232DF6 for text?

White text on #232DF6 has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.78:1.