What color is #233263?

#233263 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 #233263?

The RGB value is 35, 50, 99: 35 red, 50 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233263?

The complementary color is #635423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233263 color

#233263 rgb(35, 50, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233263 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 19.6% green and 38.8% blue (35, 50, 99).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 48% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#233263 color codes

HEX	`#233263`
RGB	`rgb(35, 50, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 19.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 48%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 65%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 49%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.08, 10.98, -30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.08, 32.83, 289.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.085, 3.539, 12.27)`
Decimal	`2306659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233263, 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 #233263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #233263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233263; }
.text { color: #233263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 50 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233263, #342363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #233263?: #233263 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 #233263?: The RGB value is 35, 50, 99: 35 red, 50 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233263?: The complementary color is #635423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.