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#232c77 color: St. Patrick’s Blue

#232c77 is rgb(35, 44, 119) in RGB and oklch(33.589% 0.12732 272.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

33.6%
0.127
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #232c77

#232c77 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.37:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is St. Patrick’s Blue (#23297a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #232c77 mixed with white

  1. 232c77
  2. 344185
  3. 475593
  4. 5b69a1
  5. 717eaf
  6. 8793bc
  7. 9ea8ca
  8. b5bdd7
  9. cdd3e5
  10. e6e9f2

Darker: #232c77 mixed with black

  1. 232c77
  2. 1d2567
  3. 171e57
  4. 111747
  5. 0c1138
  6. 070a2a
  7. 04051c
  8. 010210
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #232c77 with less saturation

  1. 232c77
  2. 242e71
  3. 26306b
  4. 283264
  5. 2a335e
  6. 2c3458
  7. 2e3551
  8. 30364b
  9. 323644
  10. 34373e

Questions about #232c77

What color is #232c77?

#232c77 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is St. Patrick’s Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 44, 119), in HSL hsl(233.57, 54.55%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.589% 0.12732 272.318).

What colors go well with #232c77?

The complementary color of #232c77 is #473400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003a69 and #441f6c. The triadic partners are #690d00 and #004614.

Is white or black text more readable on #232c77?

White text reads better on #232c77: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #232c77 a warm or cool color?

#232c77 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.127.