Information about #231CA0 color

#231CA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#231CA0 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 28, 160) — 13.7% red, 11% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 52 / 0 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #231CA0 reads as a vivid, lively classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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). Slightly further away sit Samsung Blue (#12279E) and Taylor Blue (#111398).

The recipe behind #231CA0 is rgb(35, 28, 160), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #231CA0: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. No one has named #231CA0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#231CA0 color variations

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

#231CA0 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 #231CA0

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

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Indigo Blue color link
Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Picotee Blue color link
Picotee Blue

#2E2787

Trypan Blue color link
Trypan Blue

#1C05B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#231CA0
  • RGB35, 28, 160
  • CMYK49, 52, 0, 37
  • CSSrgb(35, 28, 160)
  • HSL243°, 70%, 37%
  • HSL Precise243.182°, 70.213%, 36.863%
  • HSV243°, 83%, 63%
  • HSB243°, 83%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.110, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.110, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.110, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID231CA0
  • DECIMAL ID2301088
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01