Information about #231EA8 color

#231EA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#231EA8 falls into the Blue Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 30, 168) — 13.7% red, 11.8% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 54 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #231EA8 reads as a vivid, lively classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Samsung Blue (#12279E). Slightly further away sit NELLE (#332299) and Indigo Blue (#3A18B1).

The recipe behind #231EA8 is rgb(35, 30, 168), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #231EA8: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. No one has named #231EA8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#231EA8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#231EA8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #231EA8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Samsung Blue color link
Samsung Blue

#12279E

NELLE color link
NELLE

#332299

Indigo Blue color link
Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Trypan Blue color link
Trypan Blue

#1C05B3

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#231EA8
  • RGB35, 30, 168
  • CMYK52, 54, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(35, 30, 168)
  • HSL242°, 70%, 39%
  • HSL Precise242.174°, 69.697%, 38.824%
  • HSV242°, 82%, 66%
  • HSB242°, 82%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.118, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.118, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.118, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID231EA8
  • DECIMAL ID2301608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01