Information about #231C9B color

#231C9B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#231C9B falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 28, 155) — 13.7% red, 11% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 47 / 50 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#231C9B presents itself as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Jacksons Purple (#20208D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Luxury Blue (#1F2B8F) and Denim Dark Blue (#151B8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(35, 28, 155) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #231C9B: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #231C9B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#231C9B color variations

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

#231C9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#231C9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#231C9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#231C9B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#231C9B 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
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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
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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
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#1C559B
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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
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#9B231C
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#1C9B23
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #231C9B

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

Jacksons Purple color link
Jacksons Purple

#20208D

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Denim Dark Blue color link
Denim Dark Blue

#151B8D

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Samsung Blue color link
Samsung Blue

#12279E

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Picotee Blue color link
Picotee Blue

#2E2787

Cosmic Cobalt color link
Cosmic Cobalt

#2E2D88

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Filmpro Digital Blue color link
Filmpro Digital Blue

#2D2480

Strong Indigo color link
Strong Indigo

#2A00A8

#231C9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#231C9B
  • RGB35, 28, 155
  • CMYK47, 50, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(35, 28, 155)
  • HSL243°, 69%, 36%
  • HSL Precise243.307°, 69.399%, 35.882%
  • HSV243°, 82%, 61%
  • HSB243°, 82%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.110, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.110, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.110, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID231C9B
  • DECIMAL ID2301083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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