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#232f59 color: Ending Navy Blue

#232f59 is rgb(35, 47, 89) in RGB and oklch(31.787% 0.0766 269.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

31.8%
0.077
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #232f59

#232f59 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 31.8% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.94:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ending Navy Blue (#1c305c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #232f59 mixed with white

  1. 232f59
  2. 354269
  3. 495579
  4. 5d6989
  5. 727d9a
  6. 8891aa
  7. 9fa6bb
  8. b6bccc
  9. ced2dd
  10. e6e8ee

Darker: #232f59 mixed with black

  1. 232f59
  2. 1d274c
  3. 172040
  4. 111934
  5. 0c1228
  6. 070c1d
  7. 040613
  8. 010309
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #232f59 with less saturation

  1. 232f59
  2. 243055
  3. 263051
  4. 27314e
  5. 29314a
  6. 2a3146
  7. 2c3242
  8. 2e323e
  9. 2f323a
  10. 313236

Questions about #232f59

What color is #232f59?

#232f59 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ending Navy Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 47, 89), in HSL hsl(226.67, 43.55%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.787% 0.0766 269.648).

What colors go well with #232f59?

The complementary color of #232f59 is #422f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003655 and #382853. The triadic partners are #53211a and #0d3d1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #232f59?

White text reads better on #232f59: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #232f59 a warm or cool color?

#232f59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 31.8% and its chroma 0.077.