#231cd3

Color #231cd3

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#231cd3

RGB

rgb(35, 28, 211)

HSL

hsl(242.3, 76.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.3, 86.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.4%, 86.7%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(29.13, 62.17, -88.02)

LCH

lch(29.13, 107.76, 305.23)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.2547, 269.03)

HWB

hwb(242.3, 11%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd31c

Analogous

#1c71d3

#231cd3

#7f1cd3

Triadic

#231cd3

#d3231c

#1cd323

Split-complementary

#231cd3

#d37f1c

#71d31c

Tetradic

#231cd3

#d31ccc

#ccd31c

#1cd323

Square

#231cd3

#d31c71

#ccd31c

#1cd37f

Shades

Color #231cd3 mixed toward black.

#1d17b0

#17138d

#120e6a

#0c0946

#060523

Tints

Color #231cd3 mixed toward white.

#3e38e5

#6560ea

#8b87ef

#b2aff4

#d8d7fa

Tones

Color #231cd3 mixed toward gray.

#312bc4

#3f3bb5

#4d4aa5

#5b5996

#696887

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2020bb · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#2121b5 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#23a59f · ΔE 49.8

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 31.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231cd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231cd3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#231cd3 (#231cd3) is rgb(35, 28, 211) in RGB.

No, #231cd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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