What color is #23203B?

#23203B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23203B?

The RGB value is 35, 32, 59: 35 red, 32 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23203B?

The complementary color is #383B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23203B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23203B color

#23203B rgb(35, 32, 59)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23203B is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.5% green and 23.1% blue (35, 32, 59).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#23203B color codes

HEX	`#23203B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 32, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 46%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.86, 9.3, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.86, 19.32, 298.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.999, 1.706, 4.361)`
Decimal	`2302011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23203B, 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 #23203B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23203B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #23203B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23203b; }
.text { color: #23203b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23203b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 32 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23203b, #31203b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #23203B?: #23203B is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23203B?: The RGB value is 35, 32, 59: 35 red, 32 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23203B?: The complementary color is #383B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23203B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.