#231C7C#231C7C
#231C7C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 31.3% C 0.154 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231C7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 28, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 63%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 77%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 77.4%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.55, 35.18, -52.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.55, 63.47, 303.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.31% 0.0162 -0.1527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.31% 0.154 276) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7453, 2.6426, 19.3249) |
| Luminance | 0.0264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 2.20
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 5.09
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.40
Deep Blue
#040273
ΔE00 5.43
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231C7C #757C1C
analogous
#1C457C #231C7C #531C7C
triadic
#231C7C #7C231C #1C7C23
tetradic
#231C7C #7C1C45 #757C1C #1C7C53
square
#231C7C #7C1C45 #757C1C #1C7C53
split-complementary
#231C7C #7C531C #457C1C
monochromatic
#070619 #15114A #231C7C #3127AE #4A3FD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.74
#231C7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.53
#231C7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231C7C
13.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231C7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231C7C | 1.00 | 13.74 | 1.53 | 13.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00317F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00297A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00384A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2D2D2D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231c7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 28, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(31.3% 0.154 276.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c5aa3',
500: '#231c7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231c7c; $custom-light: #6c5aa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231c7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 28,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.375,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 29.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31308,
"c": 0.15354,
"h": 276
},
"luminance": 0.02643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231C7C
secondary
#A8B044
accent
#E642DA
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EDE9F4
border
#C8C5CE
text
#08040F
muted
#7B797F