What color is #231E45?

#231E45 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231E45?

The RGB value is 35, 30, 69: 35 red, 30 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231E45?

The complementary color is #40451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231E45 color

#231E45 rgb(35, 30, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #231E45 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.8% green and 27.1% blue (35, 30, 69).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#231E45 color codes

HEX	`#231E45`
RGB	`rgb(35, 30, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 57%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.92, 14.21, -23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.92, 27.77, 300.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.231, 1.715, 5.843)`
Decimal	`2301509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231E45, 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 #231E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #231E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231e45; }
.text { color: #231e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 30 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231e45, #371e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #231E45?: #231E45 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231E45?: The RGB value is 35, 30, 69: 35 red, 30 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231E45?: The complementary color is #40451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.