What color is #2323AA?

#2323AA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2323AA?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 170: 35 red, 35 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2323AA?

The complementary color is #AAAA23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2323AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2323AA color

#2323AA rgb(35, 35, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2323AA is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 66.7% blue (35, 35, 170).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 66% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Splendour (#2425B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#2323AA color codes

HEX	`#2323AA`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 66%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 79%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 79%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 46.69, -70.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 84.48, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.547, 4.461, 38.433)`
Decimal	`2302890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2323AA, 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 #2323AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2323AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #2323AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2323aa; }
.text { color: #2323aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2323aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2323aa, #6723aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2323AA?: #2323AA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2323AA?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 170: 35 red, 35 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2323AA?: The complementary color is #AAAA23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2323AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.