#230440#230440

#230440 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.5% C 0.104 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#230440
RGB	rgb(35, 4, 64)
HSL	hsl(271, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(271, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 93.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.36, 29.10, -30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.36, 42.49, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(21.47% 0.054 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(21.47% 0.104 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.6617, 0.8143, 4.9191)
Luminance	0.0081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#230440 #214004

analogous

#050440 #230440 #40043F

triadic

#230440 #402304 #044023

tetradic

#230440 #400504 #214004 #043F40

square

#230440 #400504 #214004 #043F40

split-complementary

#230440 #3F4004 #044005

monochromatic

#10021D #10021D #230440 #42087A #620BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.06

#230440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#230440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #230440

18.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##230440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##230440	1.00	18.06	1.16	18.06
#FFFFFF	18.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00163F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C1523

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #230440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 4, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.5% 0.104 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624875',
    500: '#230440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #230440;
$custom-light: #624875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#230440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271,
    "s": 88.235,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21472,
    "c": 0.10378,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#230440

secondary

#4E811F

accent

#FE2990

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #230440

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

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