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#232D4E closest to Space Cadet

#232D4E is a dark, muted blue; the closest named color is Space Cadet. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(35, 45, 78)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 38% saturation and 22% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #232D4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.49:1.

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Variations of #232D4E

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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#232D4E 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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#232D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #232D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1C2D4D
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #20304F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #212F4F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C2D4D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1E2D4E
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #113439
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1E3045
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2E2E2E
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2C2E38

#232D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.49:1 Super#232D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#232D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#232D4E in CSS

/* Space Cadet */
.color { color: #232D4E; }
.background { background-color: #232D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #232D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(35 45 78);
color: hsl(226 38% 22%);
color: oklch(0.305 0.061 269.8);

#232D4E FAQ

What color is #232D4E?

#232D4E is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #232D4E?

#232D4E is rgb(35, 45, 78) in RGB, hsl(226, 38%, 22%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 42%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #232D4E?

The complementary color of #232D4E is #4E4423, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #232D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #232D4E: 13.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #232D4E a warm or cool color?

#232D4E is a cool color.