What color is #230041?

#230041 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230041?

The RGB value is 35, 0, 65: 35 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230041?

The complementary color is #1E4100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230041 color

#230041 rgb(35, 0, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #230041 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 0% green and 25.5% blue (35, 0, 65).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#230041 color codes

HEX	`#230041`
RGB	`rgb(35, 0, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 0%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 100%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.68, 31.65, -32.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.68, 45.57, 313.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.647, 0.739, 5.056)`
Decimal	`2293825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230041, 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 #230041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #230041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230041; }
.text { color: #230041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 0 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230041, #41003e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #230041?: #230041 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230041?: The RGB value is 35, 0, 65: 35 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230041?: The complementary color is #1E4100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.