What color is #23213C?

#23213C 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 #23213C?

The RGB value is 35, 33, 60: 35 red, 33 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23213C?

The complementary color is #3A3C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23213C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23213C color

#23213C rgb(35, 33, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23213C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.9% green and 23.5% blue (35, 33, 60).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#23213C color codes

HEX	`#23213C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 33, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.24, 8.9, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.24, 19.24, 297.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.052, 1.771, 4.508)`
Decimal	`2302268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23213C, 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 #23213C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23213C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #23213C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23213c; }
.text { color: #23213c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23213c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 33 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23213c, #31213c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #23213C?: #23213C 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 #23213C?: The RGB value is 35, 33, 60: 35 red, 33 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23213C?: The complementary color is #3A3C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23213C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.