What color is #230455?

#230455 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230455?

The RGB value is 35, 4, 85: 35 red, 4 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230455?

The complementary color is #365504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230455 color

#230455 rgb(35, 4, 85)

Shades of black

The hex color #230455 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 1.6% green and 33.3% blue (35, 4, 85).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 91% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cotinga Purple (#340059), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#230455 color codes

HEX	`#230455`
RGB	`rgb(35, 4, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 1.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 91%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 95%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 95%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.8, 35, -41.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.8, 54.36, 310.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.376, 1.1, 8.68)`
Decimal	`2294869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230455, 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 #230455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #230455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230455; }
.text { color: #230455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 4 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230455, #4b0455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #230455?: #230455 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230455?: The RGB value is 35, 4, 85: 35 red, 4 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230455?: The complementary color is #365504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.