What color is #232F70?

#232F70 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232F70?

The RGB value is 35, 47, 112: 35 red, 47 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232F70?

The complementary color is #706423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232F70 color

#232F70 rgb(35, 47, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232F70 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.4% green and 43.9% blue (35, 47, 112).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 52% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Express (#1C3378), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#232F70 color codes

HEX	`#232F70`
RGB	`rgb(35, 47, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 52%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 69%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 58%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, 18.17, -39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 43.24, 294.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.633, 3.56, 15.769)`
Decimal	`2305904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232F70, 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 #232F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #232F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232f70; }
.text { color: #232f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 47 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232f70, #3e2370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #232F70?: #232F70 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232F70?: The RGB value is 35, 47, 112: 35 red, 47 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232F70?: The complementary color is #706423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.