What color is #231E36?

#231E36 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E36?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 54: 35 red, 30 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E36?

The complementary color is #31361E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231E36 color

#231E36 rgb(35, 30, 54)

Shades of blue

The hex color #231E36 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 21.2% blue (35, 30, 54).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#231E36 color codes

HEX	`#231E36`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.94, 9.12, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.94, 17.43, 301.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.823, 1.552, 3.693)`
Decimal	`2301494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E36, 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 #231E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #231E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e36; }
.text { color: #231e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e36, #2f1e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #231E36?: #231E36 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E36?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 54: 35 red, 30 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E36?: The complementary color is #31361E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.