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#233f82 color: Mazarine Blue

#233f82 is rgb(35, 63, 130) in RGB and oklch(38.574% 0.11801 264.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

38.6%
0.118
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #233f82

#233f82 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.98:1 contrast and black text 2.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #233f82 mixed with white

  1. 233f82
  2. 36528f
  3. 4a649c
  4. 5f77a9
  5. 7489b5
  6. 8a9cc2
  7. a0b0ce
  8. b7c3da
  9. cfd7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #233f82 mixed with black

  1. 233f82
  2. 1d3570
  3. 172c5f
  4. 11234e
  5. 0c1b3e
  6. 07122f
  7. 040a20
  8. 010412
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #233f82 with less saturation

  1. 233f82
  2. 26407c
  3. 2a4176
  4. 2d4270
  5. 31436a
  6. 344364
  7. 37445d
  8. 3a4457
  9. 3e4451
  10. 41444a

Questions about #233f82

What color is #233f82?

#233f82 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(35, 63, 130), in HSL hsl(222.32, 57.58%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.574% 0.11801 264.458).

What colors go well with #233f82?

The complementary color of #233f82 is #5c3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004b73 and #49337b. The triadic partners are #762222 and #085313.

Is white or black text more readable on #233f82?

White text reads better on #233f82: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and black gives 2.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #233f82 a warm or cool color?

#233f82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 38.6% and its chroma 0.118.