#231E2D#231E2D

#231E2D is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.029 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E2D
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 45)
HSL	hsl(260, 20%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(260, 33%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.45, 6.34, -9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.45, 11.12, 304.75°)
OKLab	oklab(24.77% 0.0142 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(24.77% 0.029 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6310, 1.4753, 2.6810)
Luminance	0.0147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E2D #282D1E

analogous

#1E212D #231E2D #2B1E2D

triadic

#231E2D #2D231E #1E2D23

tetradic

#231E2D #2D1E21 #282D1E #1E2D2B

square

#231E2D #2D1E21 #282D1E #1E2D2B

split-complementary

#231E2D #2D2B1E #212D1E

monochromatic

#0E0C12 #0E0C12 #231E2D #403652 #5C4F76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.22

#231E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E2D

16.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E2D	1.00	16.22	1.30	16.22
#FFFFFF	16.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B202E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C202D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.029 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5966',
    500: '#231e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e2d;
$custom-light: #5e5966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24771,
    "c": 0.02883,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E2D

secondary

#575F48

accent

#BD6BA1

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E2D

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

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