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#232EFA — Vivid Blue

#232EFA 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 #232EFA 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.

#232EFA 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 #FBF023; it also sits naturally between #239AFB and #8423FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#232EFA · RGB 35, 46, 250

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Color values

HEX#232EFA
RGB35, 46, 250
HSL237°, 96%, 56%
HSV237°, 86%, 98%
CMYK86%, 82%, 0%, 2%
XYZ18.93, 9.21, 91.22
Yxy9.21, 0.1586, 0.0772
CIE-Lab36.39, 66.14, -98.21
Hunter Lab30.35, 60.75, -164.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 18% · Blue 98%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #232EFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #232EFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #232EFA

.text { color: #232EFA; }
.background { background-color: #232EFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #232EFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 46, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 96%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #232EFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 46, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #232EFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 46, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #232EFA

#0A16FA#0510E6#040EC8#040CAF#030A96#03097D#020764#010546#01032D#000114

Tints of #232EFA

#3741FB#4B54FB#5F67FC#737AFC#878DFD#9BA0FD#AFB3FD#C3C6FE#D7D9FE#EBECFF

Tones of #232EFA

#333CEB#4149DC#5157CD#6165BD#7174AD#7F819F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF023:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.39:1 AAA
Against black text2.84:1 Fails

Best text color on #232EFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #232EFA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #232EFA: ·

How #232EFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2828C9Deuteranopia · #2726BDTritanopia · #24A299

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

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

Electric Mirage
#261F0B · #262DFE · #FA39AE · #6B21FB
Serene Ruby Tempest
#28100C · #6EFA3B · #26FF8D · #1C33FC
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Frozen Ruby Solace
#0D3820 · #FCF211 · #2B28F8 · #FB3D25
Scarlet Bloom
#0F2109 · #FD6610 · #FA943E · #1837F6
Amber Ruby Voyage
#13A1E9 · #252CE8 · #9625E2 · #C51B9F

Similar colors

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

#262DFE#1C33FC#1A2EFB#2B28F8#1837F6#252CE8#241AFC#1E33E7#3636FD#1221FD#2F26E7#1340FA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #232EF9  ·  #232EFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #232EFA?

#232EFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 46, 250). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #232EFA?

#232EFA is RGB 35, 46, 250 — HSL 237°, 96%, 56% — CMYK 86%, 82%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #232EFA?

Its complement is #FBF023; analogous partners are #239AFB and #8423FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #232EFA for text?

White text on #232EFA has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.