What color is #23415E?

#23415E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23415E?

The RGB value is 35, 65, 94: 35 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23415E?

The complementary color is #5E4023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23415E color

#23415E rgb(35, 65, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23415E is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (35, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon (#143C5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#23415E color codes

HEX	`#23415E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.58, -1.28, -20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.58, 20.61, 266.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.603, 4.946, 11.3)`
Decimal	`2310494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23415E, 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 #23415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #23415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23415e; }
.text { color: #23415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23415e, #23235e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #23415E?: #23415E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Poseidon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23415E?: The RGB value is 35, 65, 94: 35 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23415E?: The complementary color is #5E4023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.