#230436#230436

#230436 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.4% C 0.093 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#230436
RGB	rgb(35, 4, 54)
HSL	hsl(277, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(277, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 92.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.42, 26.00, -25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.42, 36.25, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(20.43% 0.0578 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(20.43% 0.093 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.4023, 0.7105, 3.5526)
Luminance	0.0071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#230436 #173604

analogous

#0A0436 #230436 #360430

triadic

#230436 #362304 #043623

tetradic

#230436 #360A04 #173604 #043036

square

#230436 #360A04 #173604 #043036

split-complementary

#230436 #303604 #04360A

monochromatic

#12021C #12021C #230436 #48086F #6D0CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.39

#230436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#230436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #230436

18.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##230436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##230436	1.00	18.39	1.14	18.39
#FFFFFF	18.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20101D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #230436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 4, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.4% 0.093 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61486d',
    500: '#230436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #230436;
$custom-light: #61486d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#230436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.2,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20435,
    "c": 0.0926,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#230436

secondary

#40781E

accent

#FC2B7B

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE6EB

border

#C6C2C6

text

#050007

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #230436

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

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