Palettes / Colors / #232154

#232154 — Deep Muted Blue

#232154 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#232154 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #535421; it also sits naturally between #213954 and #3C2154. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 13% · Blue 33%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 67%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #232154

.text { color: #232154; }
.background { background-color: #232154; }
.border { border: 3px solid #232154; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 33, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 44%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #232154; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 33, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #232154; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 33, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#232154">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#232154">Div content here</div>

Shades of #232154

Tints of #232154

Tones of #232154

Color harmonies

Complementary — #535421:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #232154: #FFFFFF.

How #232154 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #232154 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #232154?

#232154 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 33, 84). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #232154?

#232154 is RGB 35, 33, 84 — HSL 242°, 44%, 23% — CMYK 58%, 61%, 0%, 67%.

What colors go with #232154?

Its complement is #535421; analogous partners are #213954 and #3C2154. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #232154 for text?

White text on #232154 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.42:1.