Information about #235980 color

#235980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#235980 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 89, 128) — 13.7% red, 34.9% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 36 / 15 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#235980 presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bahama Blue (#25597F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Orient (#255B77) and Blue Jay (#2B547E).

In RGB terms — rgb(35, 89, 128) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #235980: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #235980 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#235980 color variations

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

#235980 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 #235980

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

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Boogie Blue color link
Boogie Blue

#24508A

Dusk Blue color link
Dusk Blue

#26538D

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#235980
  • RGB35, 89, 128
  • CMYK36, 15, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(35, 89, 128)
  • HSL205°, 57%, 32%
  • HSL Precise205.161°, 57.055%, 31.961%
  • HSV205°, 73%, 50%
  • HSB205°, 73%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.349, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.349, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.349, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID235980
  • DECIMAL ID2316672
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01