What color is #231C4D?

#231C4D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silent Orbit?

The RGB value is 35, 28, 77: 35 red, 28 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silent Orbit?

The complementary color is #464D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231C4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silent Orbit color: hex code #231C4D

#231C4D rgb(35, 28, 77)

Shades of blue

Silent Orbit has the hex code #231C4D. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11% green and 30.2% blue (35, 28, 77).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

Silent Orbit (#231C4D) color codes

HEX	`#231C4D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 28, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 64%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 64%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.96, 18.5, -29.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.96, 34.65, 302.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.448, 1.724, 7.223)`
Decimal	`2301005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silent Orbit, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #231C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #231C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231c4d; }
.text { color: #231c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 28 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231c4d, #3b1c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

See #231C4D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #231C4D?: #231C4D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silent Orbit?: The RGB value is 35, 28, 77: 35 red, 28 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silent Orbit?: The complementary color is #464D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231C4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.