#230B2A#230B2A

#230B2A is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.5% C 0.065 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#230B2A
RGB	rgb(35, 11, 42)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 73.8%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.90, 18.70, -15.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.90, 24.34, 320.20°)
OKLab	oklab(20.5% 0.0486 -0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(20.5% 0.065 318)
XYZ	xyz(1.2307, 0.7639, 2.2727)
Luminance	0.0076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#230B2A #122A0B

analogous

#130B2A #230B2A #2A0B21

triadic

#230B2A #2A230B #0B2A23

tetradic

#230B2A #2A130B #122A0B #0B212A

square

#230B2A #2A130B #122A0B #0B212A

split-complementary

#230B2A #212A0B #0B2A13

monochromatic

#140618 #140618 #230B2A #4B185A #74248B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.22

#230B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#230B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #230B2A

18.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##230B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##230B2A	1.00	18.22	1.15	18.22
#FFFFFF	18.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04142B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C1629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#231019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #230b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 11, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.5% 0.065 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f4b63',
    500: '#230b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #230b2a;
$custom-light: #5f4b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#230b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 11,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.452,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 10.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20502,
    "c": 0.0654,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.00764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#230B2A

secondary

#38662B

accent

#E24669

background

#F5F4F5

surface

#E9E7EA

border

#C5C3C6

text

#040105

muted

#797779

Preview Lab

Preview with #230B2A

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

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