#230538#230538

#230538 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.8% C 0.093 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#230538
RGB	rgb(35, 5, 56)
HSL	hsl(275, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(275, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.79, 26.10, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.79, 36.93, 314.98°)
OKLab	oklab(20.79% 0.0557 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(20.79% 0.093 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.4611, 0.7514, 3.8087)
Luminance	0.0075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#230538 #1A3805

analogous

#090538 #230538 #380534

triadic

#230538 #382305 #053823

tetradic

#230538 #380905 #1A3805 #053438

square

#230538 #380905 #1A3805 #053438

split-complementary

#230538 #343805 #053809

monochromatic

#12031C #12031C #230538 #460A70 #690FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.26

#230538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#230538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #230538

18.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##230538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##230538	1.00	18.26	1.15	18.26
#FFFFFF	18.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F121E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #230538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 5, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.8% 0.093 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61486f',
    500: '#230538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #230538;
$custom-light: #61486f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#230538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20789,
    "c": 0.09313,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#230538

secondary

#457920

accent

#FA2E82

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#EAE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#050107

muted

#79777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #230538

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

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