#231759

Color #231759

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 13.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#231759

RGB

rgb(35, 23, 89)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 58.9%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 74.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(13.78, 26.12, -37.77)

LCH

lch(13.78, 45.92, 304.67)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.112, 284.21)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 9%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5917

Analogous

#172c59

#231759

#441759

Triadic

#231759

#592317

#175923

Split-complementary

#231759

#594417

#2c5917

Tetradic

#231759

#59174d

#4d5917

#175923

Square

#231759

#59172c

#4d5917

#175944

Shades

Color #231759 mixed toward black.

#1d134a

#170f3b

#120c2d

#0c081e

#06040f

Tints

Color #231759 mixed toward white.

#38258e

#4d32c2

#7661d6

#a496e4

#d1caf1

Tones

Color #231759 mixed toward gray.

#271d54

#2a224e

#2e2849

#312d43

#35333e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e4f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#1f204c · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#224543 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 23.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231759;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231759]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#231759 (#231759) is rgb(35, 23, 89) in RGB.

No, #231759 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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