What color is #232E67?

#232E67 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232E67?

The RGB value is 35, 46, 103: 35 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232E67?

The complementary color is #675C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232E67 color

#232E67 rgb(35, 46, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232E67 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18% green and 40.4% blue (35, 46, 103).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 49% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#232E67 color codes

HEX	`#232E67`
RGB	`rgb(35, 46, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 49%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 66%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 55%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.17, 15.39, -35.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.17, 38.25, 293.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.117, 3.29, 13.247)`
Decimal	`2305639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232E67, 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 #232E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #232E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232e67; }
.text { color: #232e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 46 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232e67, #3a2367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232E67?: #232E67 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232E67?: The RGB value is 35, 46, 103: 35 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232E67?: The complementary color is #675C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.