#231996#231996

#231996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.188 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231996
RGB	rgb(35, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(245, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(245, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.03, 45.30, -65.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.03, 79.25, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(33.93% 0.0109 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(33.93% 0.188 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5440, 3.2539, 29.1314)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231996 #8C9619

analogous

#194E96 #231996 #621996

triadic

#231996 #962319 #199623

tetradic

#231996 #96194E #8C9619 #199662

square

#231996 #96194E #8C9619 #199662

split-complementary

#231996 #966219 #4E9619

monochromatic

#0B082D #171062 #231996 #2F22CA #5549E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#231996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#231996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231996

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231996	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004159

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.188 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735ab6',
    500: '#231996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231996;
$custom-light: #735ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.8,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3393,
    "c": 0.1884,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231996

secondary

#B8C249

accent

#EE3AE0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0411

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #231996

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

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