#231E2B#231E2B

#231E2B is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.025 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E2B
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 43)
HSL	hsl(263, 18%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(263, 30%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.35, 5.75, -7.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.35, 9.72, 306.31°)
OKLab	oklab(24.66% 0.0135 -0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(24.66% 0.025 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.5934, 1.4603, 2.4830)
Luminance	0.0146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E2B #262B1E

analogous

#1E202B #231E2B #2A1E2B

triadic

#231E2B #2B231E #1E2B23

tetradic

#231E2B #2B1E20 #262B1E #1E2B2A

square

#231E2B #2B1E20 #262B1E #1E2B2A

split-complementary

#231E2B #2B2A1E #202B1E

monochromatic

#0F0D12 #0F0D12 #231E2B #40374F #5E5073

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.25

#231E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#231E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E2B

16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E2B	1.00	16.25	1.29	16.25
#FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B202C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C202B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.025 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5964',
    500: '#231e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e2b;
$custom-light: #5e5964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.077,
    "s": 17.808,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24664,
    "c": 0.02527,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E2B

secondary

#555D48

accent

#BA6D9D

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E2B

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

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