#2231BD#2231BD

#2231BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.214 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2231BD
RGB	rgb(34, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(234, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.93, 45.22, -73.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.93, 86.56, 301.50°)
OKLab	oklab(41.48% -0.0052 -0.2139)
OKLCH	oklch(41.48% 0.214 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9401, 6.2095, 48.7562)
Luminance	0.0621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2231BD #BDAE22

analogous

#227EBD #2231BD #6122BD

triadic

#2231BD #BD2231 #31BD22

tetradic

#2231BD #BD227E #BDAE22 #22BD61

square

#2231BD #BD227E #BDAE22 #22BD61

split-complementary

#2231BD #BD6122 #7EBD22

monochromatic

#0F1655 #192489 #2231BD #404FDD #737FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.37

#2231BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#2231BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2231BD

9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2231BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2231BD	1.00	9.37	2.24	9.37
#FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2231bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.214 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b6ad2',
    500: '#2231bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2231bd;
$custom-light: #7b6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2231bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.194,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41478,
    "c": 0.21396,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2231BD

secondary

#CDC46E

accent

#DB3BEC

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFEBFA

border

#CAC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2231BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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