#231E2F#231E2F

#231E2F is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.032 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E2F
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 47)
HSL	hsl(258, 22%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(258, 36%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 36.2%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.55, 6.93, -10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.55, 12.52, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(24.88% 0.015 -0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(24.88% 0.032 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.6704, 1.4911, 2.8886)
Luminance	0.0149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E2F #2A2F1E

analogous

#1E212F #231E2F #2B1E2F

triadic

#231E2F #2F231E #1E2F23

tetradic

#231E2F #2F1E21 #2A2F1E #1E2F2B

square

#231E2F #2F1E21 #2A2F1E #1E2F2B

split-complementary

#231E2F #2F2B1E #212F1E

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #231E2F #3F3654 #5B4E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.18

#231E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#231E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E2F

16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E2F	1.00	16.18	1.30	16.18
#FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B202F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#212124

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.032 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5967',
    500: '#231e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e2f;
$custom-light: #5e5967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 22.078,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24882,
    "c": 0.0324,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E2F

secondary

#5A6147

accent

#BF69A5

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E2F

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

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