What color is #232244?

#232244 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232244?

The RGB value is 35, 34, 68: 35 red, 34 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232244?

The complementary color is #434422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232244 color

#232244 rgb(35, 34, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232244 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.3% green and 26.7% blue (35, 34, 68).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 33% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#232244 color codes

HEX	`#232244`
RGB	`rgb(35, 34, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 33%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 50%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 50%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.05, 10.94, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.05, 23.99, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.308, 1.919, 5.716)`
Decimal	`2302532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232244, 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 #232244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #232244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232244; }
.text { color: #232244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 34 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232244, #342244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232244?: #232244 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232244?: The RGB value is 35, 34, 68: 35 red, 34 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232244?: The complementary color is #434422, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.