Information about #231C34 color

#231C34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#231C34 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 28, 52) — 13.7% red, 11% green, 20.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 9 / 0 / 80. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#231C34 presents itself as a softly balanced violet — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Montana (#291E30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nite Life (#1D2134) and Bleached Cedar (#2C2133).

In RGB terms — rgb(35, 28, 52) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #231C34: 16.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:80) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #231C34 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#231C34 color variations

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

#231C34 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 #231C34

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

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Indian Ink color link
Indian Ink

#232732

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Bullitt color link
Bullitt

#27253C

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#231C34
  • RGB35, 28, 52
  • CMYK7, 9, 0, 80
  • CSSrgb(35, 28, 52)
  • HSL258°, 30%, 16%
  • HSL Precise257.5°, 30%, 15.686%
  • HSV258°, 46%, 20%
  • HSB258°, 46%, 20%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.110, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.110, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.110, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID231C34
  • DECIMAL ID2300980
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01