#231C6E#231C6E
#231C6E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.135 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231C6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 28, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 59%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.05, 30.31, -46.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.05, 55.32, 303.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.79% 0.0191 -0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.79% 0.135 278.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.9220, 2.3133, 14.9887) |
| Luminance | 0.0231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 1.43
Darkblue (survey)
#030764
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 5.75
Deep Blue
#040273
ΔE00 5.87
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231C6E #676E1C
analogous
#1C3E6E #231C6E #4C1C6E
triadic
#231C6E #6E231C #1C6E23
tetradic
#231C6E #6E1C3E #676E1C #1C6E4C
square
#231C6E #6E1C3E #676E1C #1C6E4C
split-complementary
#231C6E #6E4C1C #3E6E1C
monochromatic
#080618 #13103D #231C6E #33289F #4538CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.36
#231C6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.46
#231C6E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231C6E
14.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231C6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231C6E | 1.00 | 14.36 | 1.46 | 14.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002D70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00276C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2A2A2A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231c6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 28, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.135 278.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#695998',
500: '#231c6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231c6e; $custom-light: #695998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231c6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 28,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.122,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 27.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29791,
"c": 0.13495,
"h": 278.2
},
"luminance": 0.02314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231C6E
secondary
#9BA343
accent
#E345D5
background
#F6F5F9
surface
#ECE9F2
border
#C7C5CC
text
#07030E
muted
#7A787E