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#231282 Color

#231282 is rgb(35, 18, 130) in RGB, hsl(249, 76%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#231282
HEX#231282
RGBrgb(35, 18, 130)
HSLhsl(249, 76%, 29%)
HSVhsv(249, 86%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.17 276.5)
LABlab(16.31% 36.09 -60.11)
LCHlch(16.31% 70.11 300.98)

What #231282 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 #231282, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 6.5Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 7.35Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 9.11Navy#000080ΔE 9.94Samsung Blue#12279EΔE 10.55Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 11.17

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

#231282 Channel Values

How #231282 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 76% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 86% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.19:1 vs white · 1.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #231282 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 text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #231282 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #231282

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #231282; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#231282
Complementary
#718212
Analogous
#123982
Analogous
#5B1282
Triadic
#822312
Triadic
#128223
Split comp.
#825B12
Split comp.
#398212

Tints & Shades of #231282

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.

Tints

#2F18AF
#3A1EDC
#5F47E6
#826FEB
#A99CF2
#D0C9F8

Shades

#1E0F70
#1A0D63
#150B51
#120943
#0D0731
#0A0524

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #231282.

How #231282 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#231282
Protanopia#161682
Protanomaly#1C1482
Deuteranopia#191982
Deuteranomaly#1D1682
Tritanopia#003333
Tritanomaly#01295D
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #231282 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-231282: #231282;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #231282;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-231282': '#231282' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.071, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_231282">#231282</color>
SVG fillfill="#231282"

More Blue Colors

#231282 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#231282 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #231282?

#231282 is a dark blue — rgb(35, 18, 130) in RGB and hsl(249, 76%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #231282?

#231282 is rgb(35, 18, 130) — red 35, green 18, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #231282?

#231282 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #231282 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #231282 scores 14.19:1 against white and 1.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #231282 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #231282 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 navy (#000080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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