What color is #232341?

#232341 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 #232341?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 65: 35 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232341?

The complementary color is #414123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232341 color

#232341 rgb(35, 35, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232341 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 25.5% blue (35, 35, 65).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#232341 color codes

HEX	`#232341`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 46%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.17, 9.15, -19.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.17, 21.16, 295.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.248, 1.941, 5.256)`
Decimal	`2302785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232341, 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 #232341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #232341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232341; }
.text { color: #232341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232341, #322341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232341?: #232341 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 #232341?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 65: 35 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232341?: The complementary color is #414123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.