#231249#231249

#231249 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.096 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231249
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 73)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.07, 23.88, -31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.07, 39.32, 307.40°)
OKLab	oklab(24.38% 0.0359 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(24.38% 0.096 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.1117, 1.2709, 6.4361)
Luminance	0.0127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231249 #384912

analogous

#121D49 #231249 #3E1249

triadic

#231249 #492312 #124923

tetradic

#231249 #49121D #384912 #12493E

square

#231249 #49121D #384912 #12493E

split-complementary

#231249 #493E12 #1D4912

monochromatic

#0C0619 #0C0619 #231249 #3B1E7A #522AAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.74

#231249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#231249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231249

16.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231249	1.00	16.74	1.25	16.74
#FFFFFF	16.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17202B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.096 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62517c',
    500: '#231249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231249;
$custom-light: #62517c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.545,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24378,
    "c": 0.09639,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231249

secondary

#6A8235

accent

#E444B2

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#050209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #231249

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

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