#231237#231237

#231237 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 22.8% C 0.070 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231237
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 55)
HSL	hsl(268, 51%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.53, 18.08, -20.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.53, 27.69, 310.77°)
OKLab	oklab(22.77% 0.0376 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(22.77% 0.07 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.5989, 1.0658, 3.7352)
Luminance	0.0107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231237 #263712

analogous

#121437 #231237 #361237

triadic

#231237 #372312 #123723

tetradic

#231237 #371214 #263712 #123736

square

#231237 #371214 #263712 #123736

split-complementary

#231237 #373612 #143712

monochromatic

#0F0817 #0F0817 #231237 #402165 #5E3093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.31

#231237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.21

#231237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231237

17.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231237	1.00	17.31	1.21	17.31
#FFFFFF	17.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#041A38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#091A36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F1922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1B1B1B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.8% 0.070 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60506e',
    500: '#231237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231237;
$custom-light: #60506e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.568,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22773,
    "c": 0.07019,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231237

secondary

#557035

accent

#DA4E9A

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#050207

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231237

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

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