#231248#231248

#231248 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.095 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231248
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 72)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 75%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.98, 23.55, -30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.98, 38.69, 307.50°)
OKLab	oklab(24.28% 0.0361 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(24.28% 0.095 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.0788, 1.2577, 6.2629)
Luminance	0.0126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231248 #374812

analogous

#121C48 #231248 #3E1248

triadic

#231248 #482312 #124823

tetradic

#231248 #48121C #374812 #12483E

square

#231248 #48121C #374812 #12483E

split-complementary

#231248 #483E12 #1C4812

monochromatic

#0C0618 #0C0618 #231248 #3B1E79 #532AAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.78

#231248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#231248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231248

16.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231248	1.00	16.78	1.25	16.78
#FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#181F2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.095 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62517b',
    500: '#231248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231248;
$custom-light: #62517b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.889,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24282,
    "c": 0.09497,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231248

secondary

#698135

accent

#E345B1

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#050209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #231248

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

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