#233b5c

Color #233b5c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#233b5c

RGB

rgb(35, 59, 92)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 44.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 62%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62%, 35.9%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(24.51, 2.01, -22.53)

LCH

lch(24.51, 22.62, 275.1)

OKLCH

oklch(35%, 0.0654, 256.64)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 13.7%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c4423

Analogous

#23585c

#233b5c

#27235c

Triadic

#233b5c

#5c233b

#3b5c23

Split-complementary

#233b5c

#5c2723

#585c23

Tetradic

#233b5c

#44235c

#5c4423

#3b5c23

Square

#233b5c

#5c2358

#5c4423

#235c27

Shades

Color #233b5c mixed toward black.

#1d314d

#17273d

#111e2e

#0c141f

#060a0f

Tints

Color #233b5c mixed toward white.

#35598a

#4676b9

#7499ca

#a3bbdc

#d1dded

Tones

Color #233b5c mixed toward gray.

#283c57

#2c3d53

#313d4e

#363e49

#3b3f44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.85:1

White text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f55 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#2e2c54 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#25504e · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #233b5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#233b5c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#233b5c (#233b5c) is rgb(35, 59, 92) in RGB.

No, #233b5c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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