#231257#231257

#231257 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.116 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231257
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 87)
HSL	hsl(255, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(255, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 79.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.47, 28.51, -38.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.47, 47.96, 306.48°)
OKLab	oklab(25.8% 0.0327 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(25.8% 0.116 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.6292, 1.4779, 9.1617)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231257 #465712

analogous

#122357 #231257 #451257

triadic

#231257 #572312 #125723

tetradic

#231257 #571223 #465712 #125745

square

#231257 #571223 #465712 #125745

split-complementary

#231257 #574512 #235712

monochromatic

#0A0519 #0F0824 #231257 #371C8A #4C27BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.21

#231257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231257

16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231257	1.00	16.21	1.30	16.21
#FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C2533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.116 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655287',
    500: '#231257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231257;
$custom-light: #655287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.783,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25803,
    "c": 0.11566,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231257

secondary

#799035

accent

#E93FBF

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231257

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

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