#231950#231950

#231950 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.096 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231950
RGB	rgb(35, 25, 80)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.42, 21.65, -32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.42, 38.83, 303.88°)
OKLab	oklab(26.28% 0.0266 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(26.28% 0.096 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.4883, 1.6316, 7.7717)
Luminance	0.0163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.27

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231950 #465019

analogous

#192A50 #231950 #3E1950

triadic

#231950 #502319 #195023

tetradic

#231950 #50192A #465019 #19503E

square

#231950 #50192A #465019 #19503E

split-complementary

#231950 #503E19 #2A5019

monochromatic

#0A0717 #0F0A21 #231950 #37287F #4C36AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.83

#231950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#231950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231950

15.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231950	1.00	15.83	1.33	15.83
#FFFFFF	15.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00214F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#122631

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 25, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.096 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635682',
    500: '#231950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231950;
$custom-light: #635682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26278,
    "c": 0.09617,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231950

secondary

#79863E

accent

#DC4CC2

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231950

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

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