#231259#231259

#231259 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.118 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231259
RGB	rgb(35, 18, 89)
HSL	hsl(254, 66%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(254, 80%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 79.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.68, 29.18, -39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.68, 49.16, 306.41°)
OKLab	oklab(26.02% 0.0321 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(26.02% 0.118 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.7121, 1.5111, 9.5980)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231259 #485912

analogous

#122459 #231259 #461259

triadic

#231259 #592312 #125923

tetradic

#231259 #591224 #485912 #125946

square

#231259 #591224 #485912 #125946

split-complementary

#231259 #594612 #245912

monochromatic

#0A0519 #0F0826 #231259 #371C8C #4B27BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.13

#231259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231259

16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231259	1.00	16.13	1.30	16.13
#FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#092634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 18, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.118 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655289',
    500: '#231259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231259;
$custom-light: #655289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.366,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26016,
    "c": 0.11834,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231259

secondary

#7B9235

accent

#E93FC0

background

#F6F4F8

surface

#EBE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#06020B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231259

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

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