What color is #23548B?

#23548B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23548B?

The RGB value is 35, 84, 139: 35 red, 84 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23548B?

The complementary color is #8B5A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23548B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23548B color

#23548B rgb(35, 84, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23548B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 32.9% green and 54.5% blue (35, 84, 139).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 60% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#23548B color codes

HEX	`#23548B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 84, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 32.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 60%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 75%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 40%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.13, 3.42, -35.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.13, 35.5, 275.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.522, 8.561, 25.624)`
Decimal	`2315403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23548B, 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 #23548B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23548B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #23548B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23548b; }
.text { color: #23548b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23548b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 84 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23548b, #26238b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #23548B?: #23548B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23548B?: The RGB value is 35, 84, 139: 35 red, 84 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23548B?: The complementary color is #8B5A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23548B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.