Skip to content

#23193E Color

#23193E is rgb(35, 25, 62) in RGB, hsl(256, 43%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#23193E
HEX#23193E
RGBrgb(35, 25, 62)
HSLhsl(256, 43%, 17%)
HSVhsv(256, 60%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(24.7% 0.068 293.2)
LABlab(11.71% 13.12 -22.36)
LCHlch(11.71% 25.92 300.40)

What #23193E 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 #23193E, 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.

#23193E Channel Values

How #23193E 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 25 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 43% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 60% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.41:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #23193E 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 text16.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #23193E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #23193E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #23193E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #23193E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #23193E.

How #23193E 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#23193E
Protanopia#1B1B3E
Protanomaly#1E1A3E
Deuteranopia#1D1D3E
Deuteranomaly#1F1B3E
Tritanopia#1C2020
Tritanomaly#1F1D2F
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #23193E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-23193e: #23193E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #23193E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-23193e': '#23193E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.137, green: 0.098, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_23193e">#23193E</color>
SVG fillfill="#23193E"

More Purple Colors

#23193E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#23193E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #23193E?

#23193E is a darkest purple — rgb(35, 25, 62) in RGB and hsl(256, 43%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.76.

What is the RGB value of #23193E?

#23193E is rgb(35, 25, 62) — red 35, green 25, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #23193E?

#23193E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 60%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #23193E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #23193E scores 16.41:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #23193E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #23193E 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 28.44, which is a different colour altogether.

Open #23193E in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.