#23495D Hex Color
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#23495d is a desaturated, dusty blue with a cool, grounded character. Its muted quality brings a serious, professional edge to corporate branding or technical interfaces. Because it offers strong contrast with white text, it works well as a primary background color for clean, readable layouts. This hex code pairs surprisingly well with muted oranges or warm gold accents to soften its formal, authoritative mood.
Questions about #23495d
What is #23495d in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #23495d is rgb(35, 73, 93), in HSL hsl(201, 45%, 25%) and in CMYK 62%, 22%, 0%, 64%.
What colors pair well with #23495d?
#23495d works best when balanced by warmer tones that cut through its coolness. You can create a sophisticated palette by pairing this blue with terracotta or soft gold accents, which help to soften its rigid and formal appearance.
Is #23495d suitable for UI design or text backgrounds?
This color functions exceptionally well as a primary background because it provides strong, high-contrast support for white text. Its muted and desaturated quality ensures that long-form content or interface elements remain readable without causing visual fatigue for the user.
Is #23495d readable on white or black?
#23495d has a 9.62:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.18:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.