#231159#231159

#231159 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.119 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231159
RGB	rgb(35, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(255, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(255, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.48, 29.75, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.48, 49.77, 306.71°)
OKLab	oklab(25.87% 0.033 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(25.87% 0.12 286)
XYZ	xyz(2.6962, 1.4793, 9.5927)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231159 #475911

analogous

#112359 #231159 #471159

triadic

#231159 #592311 #115923

tetradic

#231159 #591123 #475911 #115947

square

#231159 #591123 #475911 #115947

split-complementary

#231159 #594711 #235911

monochromatic

#0A051A #0F0726 #231159 #371B8C #4B25C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.21

#231159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231159

16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231159	1.00	16.21	1.30	16.21
#FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00225B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#092534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.119 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655189',
    500: '#231159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231159;
$custom-light: #655189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25874,
    "c": 0.1195,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.01479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231159

secondary

#7A9234

accent

#EB3DBF

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231159

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

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