#231171#231171

#231171 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.150 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231171
RGB	rgb(35, 17, 113)
HSL	hsl(251, 74%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(251, 85%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 85%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.22, 37.48, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.22, 63.49, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(28.61% 0.0253 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(28.61% 0.15 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.8733, 1.9502, 15.7919)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231171 #5F7111

analogous

#112F71 #231171 #531171

triadic

#231171 #712311 #117123

tetradic

#231171 #71112F #5F7111 #117153

square

#231171 #71112F #5F7111 #117153

split-complementary

#231171 #715311 #2F7111

monochromatic

#08041B #13093C #231171 #3319A6 #4421DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.11

#231171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#231171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231171

15.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231171	1.00	15.11	1.39	15.11
#FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00226F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 17, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.150 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b539b',
    500: '#231171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231171;
$custom-light: #6b539b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 73.846,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28606,
    "c": 0.1501,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231171

secondary

#93A836

accent

#F137CE

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#ECE7F2

border

#C7C3CC

text

#08020E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #231171

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

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