What color is #23296B?

#23296B is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23296B?

The RGB value is 35, 41, 107: 35 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23296B?

The complementary color is #6B6523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23296B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23296B color

#23296B rgb(35, 41, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23296B is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.1% green and 42% blue (35, 41, 107).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 51% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Cowboy (#222266), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#23296B color codes

HEX	`#23296B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 41, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 51%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 67%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 62%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, 20.47, -39.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 44.41, 297.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.139, 3.004, 14.269)`
Decimal	`2304363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23296B, 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 #23296B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23296B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #23296B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23296b; }
.text { color: #23296b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23296b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 41 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23296b, #41236b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #23296B?: #23296B is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23296B?: The RGB value is 35, 41, 107: 35 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23296B?: The complementary color is #6B6523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23296B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.