#231255#231255

#231255 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.113 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231255
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 85)
HSL	hsl(255, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(255, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.26, 27.85, -37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.26, 46.75, 306.57°)
OKLab	oklab(25.59% 0.0332 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(25.59% 0.113 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.5486, 1.4457, 8.7373)
Luminance	0.0145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231255 #445512

analogous

#122255 #231255 #441255

triadic

#231255 #552312 #125523

tetradic

#231255 #551222 #445512 #125544

square

#231255 #551222 #445512 #125544

split-complementary

#231255 #554412 #225512

monochromatic

#0A0519 #0E0722 #231255 #381D88 #4D27BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.29

#231255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231255

16.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231255	1.00	16.29	1.29	16.29
#FFFFFF	16.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E2432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.113 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655286',
    500: '#231255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231255;
$custom-light: #655286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.224,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25591,
    "c": 0.11296,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231255

secondary

#778E35

accent

#E840BD

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231255

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

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