What color is #230F37?

#230F37 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #230F37?

The RGB value is 35, 15, 55: 35 red, 15 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #230F37?

The complementary color is #23370F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #230F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#230F37 color

#230F37 rgb(35, 15, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #230F37 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 5.9% green and 21.6% blue (35, 15, 55).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 57% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#230F37 color codes

HEX	`#230F37`
RGB	`rgb(35, 15, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 5.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 57%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 73%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 73%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.78, 20.08, -22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.78, 29.91, 312.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.553, 0.975, 3.72)`
Decimal	`2297655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #230F37, 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 #230F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#230F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #230F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #230f37; }
.text { color: #230f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 15 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #230f37, #370f37); }

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Questions

What color is #230F37?: #230F37 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #230F37?: The RGB value is 35, 15, 55: 35 red, 15 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #230F37?: The complementary color is #23370F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #230F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.