#231049#231049

#231049 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.099 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231049
RGB	rgb(35, 16, 73)
HSL	hsl(260, 64%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(260, 78%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.62, 25.12, -31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.62, 40.65, 308.16°)
OKLab	oklab(24.06% 0.0382 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(24.06% 0.099 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0807, 1.2089, 6.4257)
Luminance	0.0121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231049 #364910

analogous

#101A49 #231049 #401049

triadic

#231049 #492310 #104923

tetradic

#231049 #49101A #364910 #104940

square

#231049 #49101A #364910 #104940

split-complementary

#231049 #494010 #1A4910

monochromatic

#0C0619 #0C0619 #231049 #3B1B7B #5326AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.91

#231049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#231049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231049

16.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231049	1.00	16.91	1.24	16.91
#FFFFFF	16.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#171E2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 16, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.099 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62507c',
    500: '#231049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231049;
$custom-light: #62507c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 64.045,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24059,
    "c": 0.09923,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231049

secondary

#688332

accent

#E741B0

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#050209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #231049

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

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