#235ea3 color: Drakenhof Nightshade
#235ea3 is rgb(35, 94, 163) in RGB and oklch(48.066% 0.12657 254.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Dark
- Vivid
- Deep
- Cool
- ≈ Denim
- sky-700
- Black 36%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #235ea3
#235ea3 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 255°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.56:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Drakenhof Nightshade (#1f5da0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.
Lighter: #235ea3 mixed with white
Darker: #235ea3 mixed with black
Calmer: #235ea3 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #235ea3
Questions about #235ea3
What color is #235ea3?
#235ea3 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Drakenhof Nightshade. In RGB it is rgb(35, 94, 163), in HSL hsl(212.34, 64.65%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.066% 0.12657 254.674).
What colors go well with #235ea3?
The complementary color of #235ea3 is #855100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00698d and #5850a1. The triadic partners are #983947 and #3c6d16.
Is white or black text more readable on #235ea3?
White text reads better on #235ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #235ea3 a warm or cool color?
#235ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.127.