#233249

sRGB · 35 / 50 / 73

#233249 belongs to the azure family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 35 red, 50 green and 73 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 216.3° lands in the azure region. Its 35.2% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 21.2% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, white has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.93:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 35, 50, 73
HSL: 216.32°, 35.19%, 21.18%
HSV / HSB: 216.32°, 52.05%, 28.63%
CMYK (approx.): 52.05%, 31.51%, 0.00%, 71.37%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 3.036, 3.119, 6.746
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 20.516, 1.250, -16.174
WCAG relative luminance: 0.03120
24-bit decimal: 2306633

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #233249 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text · 1.62:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

White text · 12.93:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio. WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#493A23 sits half a turn (180°) from #233249 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#233249 #493A23

Analogous

#234549 and #272349 sit 30° to either side of #233249. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#234549 #233249 #272349

Triadic

#233249, #492332 and #324923 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#233249 #492332 #324923

Split complementary

Start at #233249 and look across the wheel. #492723 and #454923 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#233249 #492723 #454923

Square

Starting with #233249, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #492345, #493A23, then #234927. Across the square, #233249 pairs with #493A23, and #492345 with #234927.

#233249 #492345 #493A23 #234927

Tetradic

#233249 and #493A23 are opposites, as are #3A2349 and #324923. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#233249 #3A2349 #493A23 #324923

Tints

Mixing #233249 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #4F5B6D, keeps 80% of the original. By #D3D6DB, the mixture is 80% white.

#233249 #4F5B6D #7B8492 #A7ADB6 #D3D6DB #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #233249 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #1C283A, keeps 80% of the original. By #070A0F, the mixture is 80% black.

#233249 #1C283A #151E2C #0E141D #070A0F #000000

Tones

Mixing #233249 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #364254, keeps 80% of the original. By #6D7075, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#233249 #364254 #48515F #5B616A #6D7075 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#233249

RGB

rgb(35 50 73)

HSL

hsl(216.316 35.185% 21.176%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #233249;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#233249 uses 35 red, 50 green and 73 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 13.7%

Green 19.6%

Blue 28.6%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #233249 is 52.1% cyan, 31.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 71.4% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 52.1%

Magenta 31.5%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 71.4%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #223344. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #234 in CSS. For a modern design, keep #233249 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #333333, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand · #223344 Nearest web-safe · #333333

Gradient to complement

#233249 #293343 #30353C #363636 #3C3730 #433929 #493A23

Color vision previews

Compare how #233249 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#29334A

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#253049

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#13373A

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#27334A

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#253149

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#213344

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#313131

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#2B323E

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.01681 G 0.03190 B 0.06663

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.14947 G 0.19443 B 0.27898

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.01949 G 0.03140 B 0.06326

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.235 y 0.242 Y 3.119

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 86.275 M % 80.392 Y % 71.373

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

00100011 00110010 01001001