#231979#231979

#231979 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.153 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231979
RGB	rgb(35, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(246, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(246, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.61, 35.88, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.61, 63.56, 304.37°)
OKLab	oklab(30.55% 0.0186 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(30.55% 0.153 277)
XYZ	xyz(4.4908, 2.4327, 18.3183)
Luminance	0.0243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231979 #6F7919

analogous

#193F79 #231979 #531979

triadic

#231979 #792319 #197923

tetradic

#231979 #79193F #6F7919 #197953

square

#231979 #79193F #6F7919 #197953

split-complementary

#231979 #795319 #3F7919

monochromatic

#070519 #140F46 #231979 #3223AC #4737D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.13

#231979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#231979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231979

14.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231979	1.00	14.13	1.49	14.13
#FFFFFF	14.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.153 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c58a1',
    500: '#231979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231979;
$custom-light: #6c58a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.25,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30545,
    "c": 0.15273,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.02433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231979

secondary

#A2AE40

accent

#E93FD7

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F3

border

#C8C5CD

text

#08030F

muted

#7B787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #231979

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

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