#231D2E#231D2E

#231D2E is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.033 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231D2E
RGB	rgb(35, 29, 46)
HSL	hsl(261, 23%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(261, 37%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 37%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.18, 7.37, -10.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.18, 12.64, 305.63°)
OKLab	oklab(24.58% 0.0165 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(24.58% 0.033 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6255, 1.4333, 2.7753)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231D2E #282E1D

analogous

#1D202E #231D2E #2C1D2E

triadic

#231D2E #2E231D #1D2E23

tetradic

#231D2E #2E1D20 #282E1D #1D2E2C

square

#231D2E #2E1D20 #282E1D #1D2E2C

split-complementary

#231D2E #2E2C1D #202E1D

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #231D2E #403554 #5C4C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.32

#231D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231D2E

16.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231D2E	1.00	16.32	1.29	16.32
#FFFFFF	16.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19202F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A202E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 29, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.033 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5866',
    500: '#231d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231d2e;
$custom-light: #5e5866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.176,
    "s": 22.667,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24578,
    "c": 0.03276,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231D2E

secondary

#576146

accent

#BF69A1

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231D2E

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

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