#231D2D#231D2D

#231D2D is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.5% C 0.031 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231D2D
RGB	rgb(35, 29, 45)
HSL	hsl(263, 22%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(263, 36%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.13, 7.07, -9.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.13, 11.95, 306.29°)
OKLab	oklab(24.52% 0.0161 -0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(24.52% 0.031 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.6061, 1.4255, 2.6727)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231D2D #272D1D

analogous

#1D1F2D #231D2D #2B1D2D

triadic

#231D2D #2D231D #1D2D23

tetradic

#231D2D #2D1D1F #272D1D #1D2D2B

square

#231D2D #2D1D1F #272D1D #1D2D2B

split-complementary

#231D2D #2D2B1D #1F2D1D

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #231D2D #403552 #5D4D77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.34

#231D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231D2D

16.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231D2D	1.00	16.34	1.29	16.34
#FFFFFF	16.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A202E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B202D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#211F23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 29, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.5% 0.031 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5866',
    500: '#231d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231d2d;
$custom-light: #5e5866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 21.622,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24522,
    "c": 0.031,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231D2D

secondary

#565F46

accent

#BE6A9E

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231D2D

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

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