Information about #235AC9 color

#235AC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #235AC9 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 90, 201) — 13.7% red, 35.3% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 65 / 44 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #235AC9 reads as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. 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 just a few steps away from New Car (#214FC6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cerulean Blue (#2A52BE) and Mariner (#286ACD).

The recipe behind #235AC9 is rgb(35, 90, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #235AC9: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #235AC9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#235AC9 color variations

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

#235AC9 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 #235AC9

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

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Blue Blue color link
Blue Blue

#2242C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#235AC9
  • RGB35, 90, 201
  • CMYK65, 44, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(35, 90, 201)
  • HSL220°, 70%, 46%
  • HSL Precise220.12°, 70.339%, 46.275%
  • HSV220°, 83%, 79%
  • HSB220°, 83%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.353, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.353, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.353, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID235AC9
  • DECIMAL ID2317001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01