#231C7B#231C7B
#231C7B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 31.2% C 0.152 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231C7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 28, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 63%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 77%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.44, 34.84, -52.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.44, 62.90, 303.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.2% 0.0164 -0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.2% 0.152 276.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6824, 2.6175, 18.9935) |
| Luminance | 0.0262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 2.07
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 3.99
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 5.06
Deep Blue
#040273
ΔE00 5.42
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.45
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231C7B #747B1C
analogous
#1C457B #231C7B #531C7B
triadic
#231C7B #7B231C #1C7B23
tetradic
#231C7B #7B1C45 #747B1C #1C7B53
square
#231C7B #7B1C45 #747B1C #1C7B53
split-complementary
#231C7B #7B531C #457B1C
monochromatic
#070619 #151149 #231C7B #3127AD #493ED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.78
#231C7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.52
#231C7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231C7B
13.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231C7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231C7B | 1.00 | 13.78 | 1.52 | 13.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00317E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00374A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231c7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 28, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.2% 0.152 276.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c5aa2',
500: '#231c7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231c7b; $custom-light: #6c5aa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231c7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 28,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.421,
"s": 62.914,
"l": 29.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31197,
"c": 0.15225,
"h": 276.2
},
"luminance": 0.02618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231C7B
secondary
#A7AF44
accent
#E642DA
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EDE9F4
border
#C8C5CE
text
#08040F
muted
#7B797F