What color is #233081?

#233081 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 #233081?

The RGB value is 35, 48, 129: 35 red, 48 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233081?

The complementary color is #817423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233081?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233081 color

#233081 rgb(35, 48, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233081 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 18.8% green and 50.6% blue (35, 48, 129).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#233081 color codes

HEX	`#233081`
RGB	`rgb(35, 48, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 18.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 73%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 63%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.85, 24.05, -47.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.85, 53.05, 296.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.711, 4.056, 21.246)`
Decimal	`2306177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233081, 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 #233081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #233081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233081; }
.text { color: #233081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 48 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233081, #452381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #233081?: #233081 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 #233081?: The RGB value is 35, 48, 129: 35 red, 48 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233081?: The complementary color is #817423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233081?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.