#231989#231989

#231989 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.173 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231989
RGB	rgb(35, 25, 137)
HSL	hsl(245, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(245, 82%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 81.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.47, 41.16, -59.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.47, 72.37, 304.66°)
OKLab	oklab(32.39% 0.0144 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(32.39% 0.173 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5546, 2.8582, 23.9210)
Luminance	0.0286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231989 #7F8919

analogous

#194789 #231989 #5B1989

triadic

#231989 #892319 #198923

tetradic

#231989 #891947 #7F8919 #19895B

square

#231989 #891947 #7F8919 #19895B

split-complementary

#231989 #895B19 #478919

monochromatic

#090621 #161055 #231989 #3022BD #4E40DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.36

#231989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#231989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231989

13.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231989	1.00	13.36	1.57	13.36
#FFFFFF	13.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00348C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 25, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.173 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7059ad',
    500: '#231989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231989;
$custom-light: #7059ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.357,
    "s": 69.136,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32389,
    "c": 0.17275,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231989

secondary

#B1BC41

accent

#EC3CDC

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F4

border

#C8C5CE

text

#090410

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #231989

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

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