#231156#231156

#231156 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.116 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231156
RGB	rgb(35, 17, 86)
HSL	hsl(256, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(256, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 80.2%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.16, 28.77, -38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.16, 47.97, 306.84°)
OKLab	oklab(25.55% 0.0339 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(25.55% 0.116 287)
XYZ	xyz(2.5728, 1.4300, 8.9427)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231156 #445611

analogous

#112256 #231156 #451156

triadic

#231156 #562311 #115623

tetradic

#231156 #561122 #445611 #115645

square

#231156 #561122 #445611 #115645

split-complementary

#231156 #564511 #225611

monochromatic

#0A051A #0E0723 #231156 #381B89 #4D25BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.33

#231156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231156

16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231156	1.00	16.33	1.29	16.33
#FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 17, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.116 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655186',
    500: '#231156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231156;
$custom-light: #655186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25551,
    "c": 0.11552,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.0143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231156

secondary

#778F34

accent

#EA3EBD

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231156

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

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