#231E2E#231E2E

#231E2E is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.031 H 298.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E2E
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 46)
HSL	hsl(259, 21%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(259, 35%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 34.8%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.50, 6.63, -9.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.50, 11.81, 304.13°)
OKLab	oklab(24.83% 0.0146 -0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(24.83% 0.031 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.6504, 1.4831, 2.7836)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E2E #292E1E

analogous

#1E212E #231E2E #2B1E2E

triadic

#231E2E #2E231E #1E2E23

tetradic

#231E2E #2E1E21 #292E1E #1E2E2B

square

#231E2E #2E1E21 #292E1E #1E2E2B

split-complementary

#231E2E #2E2B1E #212E1E

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #231E2E #3F3653 #5B4E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#231E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E2E

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E2E	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A212F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B202E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.031 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5966',
    500: '#231e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e2e;
$custom-light: #5e5966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 21.053,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24826,
    "c": 0.03061,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E2E

secondary

#596048

accent

#BE6AA4

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E2E

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