#231D2F#231D2F

#231D2F is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.035 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231D2F
RGB	rgb(35, 29, 47)
HSL	hsl(260, 24%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(260, 38%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 38.3%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.23, 7.67, -10.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.23, 13.34, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(24.64% 0.0168 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(24.64% 0.035 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6455, 1.4413, 2.8803)
Luminance	0.0144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231D2F #292F1D

analogous

#1D202F #231D2F #2C1D2F

triadic

#231D2F #2F231D #1D2F23

tetradic

#231D2F #2F1D20 #292F1D #1D2F2C

square

#231D2F #2F1D20 #292F1D #1D2F2C

split-complementary

#231D2F #2F2C1D #202F1D

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #231D2F #3F3455 #5B4C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.30

#231D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231D2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231D2F

16.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231D2F	1.00	16.30	1.29	16.30
#FFFFFF	16.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192030

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A202F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 29, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.035 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5867',
    500: '#231d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231d2f;
$custom-light: #5e5867;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 23.684,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24635,
    "c": 0.03453,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231D2F

secondary

#596246

accent

#C068A3

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231D2F

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

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