Palettes / Colors / #2326CD

#2326CD — Blue

#2326CD is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#2326CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCA23; it also sits naturally between #237BCD and #7523CD. 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 15% · Blue 80%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2326CD

.text { color: #2326CD; }
.background { background-color: #2326CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2326CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 38, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2326CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 38, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2326CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 38, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2326CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2326CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2326CD

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Tones of #2326CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCA23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2326CD: #FFFFFF.

How #2326CD 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 #2326CD 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 #2326CD?

#2326CD is Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 38, 205). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2326CD?

#2326CD is RGB 35, 38, 205 — HSL 239°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 83%, 81%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2326CD?

Its complement is #CDCA23; analogous partners are #237BCD and #7523CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2326CD for text?

White text on #2326CD has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.23:1.