What color is #233984?

#233984 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 #233984?

The RGB value is 35, 57, 132: 35 red, 57 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233984?

The complementary color is #846E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233984 color

#233984 rgb(35, 57, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233984 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 22.4% green and 51.8% blue (35, 57, 132).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 58% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#233984 color codes

HEX	`#233984`
RGB	`rgb(35, 57, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 22.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 58%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 73%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 57%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 18.99, -44.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 48.59, 293.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.32, 4.949, 22.447)`
Decimal	`2308484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233984, 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 #233984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #233984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233984; }
.text { color: #233984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 57 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233984, #3e2384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #233984?: #233984 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 #233984?: The RGB value is 35, 57, 132: 35 red, 57 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233984?: The complementary color is #846E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.