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#23123A Color

#23123A is rgb(35, 18, 58) in RGB, hsl(266, 53%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 69%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23123A
HEX#23123A
RGBrgb(35, 18, 58)
HSLhsl(266, 53%, 15%)
HSVhsv(266, 69%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 69%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(23% 0.075 300.2)
LABlab(9.51% 16.79 -23.02)
LCHlch(9.51% 28.49 306.10)

What #23123A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #23123A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#23123A Channel Values

How #23123A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 35 · G 18 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 53% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 69% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.23:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23123A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #23123A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23123A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #23123A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #23123A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#23123A
Protanopia#16163A
Protanomaly#1C143A
Deuteranopia#19193A
Deuteranomaly#1D163A
Tritanopia#1D1A1A
Tritanomaly#1F172A
Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

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Using #23123A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-23123a: #23123A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23123A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23123a': '#23123A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.071, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_23123a">#23123A</color>
SVG fillfill="#23123A"

More Purple Colors

#23123A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23123A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23123A?

#23123A is a darkest purple — rgb(35, 18, 58) in RGB and hsl(266, 53%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.56.

What is the RGB value of #23123A?

#23123A is rgb(35, 18, 58) — red 35, green 18, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23123A?

#23123A converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 69%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23123A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23123A scores 17.23:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23123A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23123A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 29.01, which is a different colour altogether.

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