#231850#231850

#231850 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.098 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231850
RGB	rgb(35, 24, 80)
HSL	hsl(252, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 70%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.17, 22.33, -32.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.17, 39.55, 304.36°)
OKLab	oklab(26.09% 0.0278 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(26.09% 0.098 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.4673, 1.5897, 7.7647)
Luminance	0.0159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.23

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231850 #455018

analogous

#182950 #231850 #3F1850

triadic

#231850 #502318 #185023

tetradic

#231850 #501829 #455018 #18503F

square

#231850 #501829 #455018 #18503F

split-complementary

#231850 #503F18 #295018

monochromatic

#0A0718 #0E0A21 #231850 #38267F #4C34AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.93

#231850 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#231850 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231850

15.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231850	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231850	1.00	15.93	1.32	15.93
#FFFFFF	15.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#122631

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231850;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 24, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.098 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635582',
    500: '#231850',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231850;
$custom-light: #635582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231850",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.786,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26093,
    "c": 0.09766,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231850

secondary

#78873D

accent

#DD4BC0

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231850

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

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