What color is #2353A5?

#2353A5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2353A5?

The RGB value is 35, 83, 165: 35 red, 83 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2353A5?

The complementary color is #A57523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2353A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2353A5 color

#2353A5 rgb(35, 83, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2353A5 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 32.5% green and 64.7% blue (35, 83, 165).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 65% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#2353A5 color codes

HEX	`#2353A5`
RGB	`rgb(35, 83, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 32.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 65%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 79%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 50%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, 14.29, -48.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 50.9, 286.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.575, 9.259, 36.82)`
Decimal	`2315173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2353A5, 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 #2353A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2353A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #2353A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2353a5; }
.text { color: #2353a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2353a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 83 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2353a5, #3423a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2353A5?: #2353A5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2353A5?: The RGB value is 35, 83, 165: 35 red, 83 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2353A5?: The complementary color is #A57523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2353A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.