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#231C4D Silent Orbit

#231C4D is a very dark, moderately saturated purple named Silent Orbit. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.0% green and 30.2% blue (rgb(35, 28, 77)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 47% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. #231C4D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.62:1.

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Variations of #231C4D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#231C4D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#231C4D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #231C4D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00224C
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00254F
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0D234E
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00224C
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0F214C
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #142731
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1F2142
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #242424
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #232232

#231C4D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.62:1 Super#231C4D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#231C4D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#231C4D in CSS

/* Silent Orbit */
.color { color: #231C4D; }
.background { background-color: #231C4D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #231C4D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 28 77);
color: hsl(249 47% 21%);
color: oklch(0.266 0.087 285.4);

#231C4D FAQ

What color is #231C4D?

#231C4D is a very dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Silent Orbit. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #231C4D?

#231C4D is rgb(35, 28, 77) in RGB, hsl(249, 47%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 64%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #231C4D?

The complementary color of #231C4D is #464D1C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #231C4D?

White text has the best contrast on #231C4D: 15.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #231C4D a warm or cool color?

#231C4D is a cool color.