What color is #2323B8?

#2323B8 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 #2323B8?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 184: 35 red, 35 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2323B8?

The complementary color is #B8B823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2323B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2323B8 color

#2323B8 rgb(35, 35, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2323B8 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 72.2% blue (35, 35, 184).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 68% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Splendour (#2425B9), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#2323B8 color codes

HEX	`#2323B8`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 68%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 81%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, 51.16, -76.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 91.67, 303.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.943, 5.019, 45.783)`
Decimal	`2302904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2323B8, 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 #2323B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2323B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #2323B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2323b8; }
.text { color: #2323b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2323b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2323b8, #6e23b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2323B8?: #2323B8 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 #2323B8?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 184: 35 red, 35 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2323B8?: The complementary color is #B8B823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2323B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.