Saint Patrick Blue (#23297A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 12.58:1 — vs black: 1.67:1

Color values

  • HEX #23297A
  • RGB rgb(35, 41, 122)
  • HSL hsl(235, 71%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 71.31, 66.39, 0, 52.16 )
  • Websafe #333366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #23297A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#7A7423
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#23547A
#49237A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#7A2329
#297A23
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#7A4923
#547A23
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#7A2354
#7A7423
#237A49
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Saint Patrick Blue
#23297A Base
#060714
#12153F
#1A1E5A
#2C349A
#343DB5
#646BD2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Saint Patrick Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060714
#0C0E28
#11143D
#171B51
#1D2266
Saint Patrick Blue #23297A Base
#323AAD
#525BCE
#858BDC
#B8BCEB
#EBECF9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #23297A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #23297A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #23297A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #23297A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #23297A,
        #D1C523
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #23297A,
        #D1C523
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$saint-patrick-blue: #23297A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$saint-patrick-blue-r: 35;
$saint-patrick-blue-g: 41;
$saint-patrick-blue-b: 122;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $saint-patrick-blue;
    color: rgba($saint-patrick-blue-r, $saint-patrick-blue-g, $saint-patrick-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Saint Patrick Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #23297A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #27277A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #28287A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #003B3B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #333333 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Saint Patrick Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Saint Patrick Blue #23297A Base
Catalina Blue #062A78 ΔE 3.09
Resolution Blue #002387 ΔE 3.49
Midnight Blue #191970 ΔE 4.44
Air Force Blue (USAF) #00308F ΔE 4.55

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.