#230840#230840

#230840 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.0% C 0.098 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#230840
RGB	rgb(35, 8, 64)
HSL	hsl(269, 78%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(269, 88%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 87.5%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.14, 26.85, -29.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.14, 40.02, 312.13°)
OKLab	oklab(22.03% 0.0493 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(22.03% 0.098 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7052, 0.9011, 4.9336)
Luminance	0.0090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#230840 #254008

analogous

#080940 #230840 #3F0840

triadic

#230840 #402308 #084023

tetradic

#230840 #400809 #254008 #08403F

square

#230840 #400809 #254008 #08403F

split-complementary

#230840 #403F08 #094008

monochromatic

#0F031B #0F031B #230840 #410F76 #5F16AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.79

#230840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#230840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #230840

17.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##230840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##230840	1.00	17.79	1.18	17.79
#FFFFFF	17.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00173F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C1724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #230840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 8, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.0% 0.098 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#624b75',
    500: '#230840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #230840;
$custom-light: #624b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#230840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.929,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22028,
    "c": 0.09811,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#230840

secondary

#537E25

accent

#F43497

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7ED

border

#C6C3C8

text

#050108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #230840

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

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