What color is #232FAB?

#232FAB is a moderate blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232FAB?

The RGB value is 35, 47, 171: 35 red, 47 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232FAB?

The complementary color is #AB9F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232FAB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232FAB color

#232FAB rgb(35, 47, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232FAB is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.4% green and 67.1% blue (35, 47, 171).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 66% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is International Klein Blue (#002FA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#232FAB color codes

HEX	`#232FAB`
RGB	`rgb(35, 47, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 66%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 73%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 40.22, -66.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 78.02, 301.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.058, 5.33, 39.072)`
Decimal	`2305963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232FAB, 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 #232FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #232FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232fab; }
.text { color: #232fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 47 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232fab, #5b23ab); }

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Questions

What color is #232FAB?: #232FAB is a moderate blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232FAB?: The RGB value is 35, 47, 171: 35 red, 47 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232FAB?: The complementary color is #AB9F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232FAB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.