Close to Yale Blue
#23489A
#23489A is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 13.7% red, 28.2% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 63% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #23489A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.52:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.47:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.52:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.47:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #23489A as they’d see it.
#23489A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #23489A
What color is #23489A?
#23489A is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 13.7% red, 28.2% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 63% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #23489A in RGB?
#23489A is rgb(35, 72, 154): 35 red, 72 green, and 154 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #23489A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(77, 53, 0, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #23489A?
PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #23489A?
Its complement #644800 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.