What color is #231E33?

#231E33 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E33?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 51: 35 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E33?

The complementary color is #2E331E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231E33 color

#231E33 rgb(35, 30, 51)

Shades of blue

The hex color #231E33 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 20% blue (35, 30, 51).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#231E33 color codes

HEX	`#231E33`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.77, 8.16, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.77, 15.32, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.755, 1.525, 3.333)`
Decimal	`2301491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E33, 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 #231E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #231E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e33; }
.text { color: #231e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e33, #2d1e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #231E33?: #231E33 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E33?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 51: 35 red, 30 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E33?: The complementary color is #2E331E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.