What color is #235A91?

#235A91 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 #235A91?

The RGB value is 35, 90, 145: 35 red, 90 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235A91?

The complementary color is #915A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235A91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235A91 color

#235A91 rgb(35, 90, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #235A91 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 35.3% green and 56.9% blue (35, 90, 145).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#235A91 color codes

HEX	`#235A91`
RGB	`rgb(35, 90, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 35.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 38%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, 1.86, -35.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 35.54, 273.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.458, 9.713, 28.159)`
Decimal	`2316945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235A91, 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 #235A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #235A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235a91; }
.text { color: #235a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 90 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235a91, #232391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #235A91?: #235A91 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 #235A91?: The RGB value is 35, 90, 145: 35 red, 90 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235A91?: The complementary color is #915A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235A91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.