Palettes / Colors / #232E80

#232E80 — Blue

#232E80 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #232E80 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#232E80 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 #807523; it also sits naturally between #235C80 and #472380. 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 18% · Blue 50%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

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

Previews

CSS code for #232E80

.text { color: #232E80; }
.background { background-color: #232E80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #232E80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 46, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 57%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #232E80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 46, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #232E80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 46, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#232E80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#232E80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #807523:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #232E80: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #232E80

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #232E80 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 #232E80 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

← #232E7F  ·  #232E81 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #232E80?

#232E80 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 46, 128). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #232E80?

#232E80 is RGB 35, 46, 128 — HSL 233°, 57%, 32% — CMYK 73%, 64%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #232E80?

Its complement is #807523; analogous partners are #235C80 and #472380. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #232E80 for text?

White text on #232E80 has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.77:1.