What color is #232D75?

#232D75 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232D75?

The RGB value is 35, 45, 117: 35 red, 45 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232D75?

The complementary color is #756B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232D75 color

#232D75 rgb(35, 45, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232D75 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.6% green and 45.9% blue (35, 45, 117).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#232D75 color codes

HEX	`#232D75`
RGB	`rgb(35, 45, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 70%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 62%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.01, 21.51, -42.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.01, 47.8, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.841, 3.518, 17.25)`
Decimal	`2305397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232D75, 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 #232D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #232D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232d75; }
.text { color: #232d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 45 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232d75, #422375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #232D75?: #232D75 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232D75?: The RGB value is 35, 45, 117: 35 red, 45 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232D75?: The complementary color is #756B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.