What color is #235B90?

#235B90 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 #235B90?

The RGB value is 35, 91, 144: 35 red, 91 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235B90?

The complementary color is #905823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235B90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235B90 color

#235B90 rgb(35, 91, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #235B90 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 35.7% green and 56.5% blue (35, 91, 144).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#235B90 color codes

HEX	`#235B90`
RGB	`rgb(35, 91, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 35.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 76%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 37%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 0.84, -34.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 34.49, 271.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.466, 9.852, 27.783)`
Decimal	`2317200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235B90, 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 #235B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #235B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235b90; }
.text { color: #235b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 91 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235b90, #232590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #235B90?: #235B90 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 #235B90?: The RGB value is 35, 91, 144: 35 red, 91 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235B90?: The complementary color is #905823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235B90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.