#231E49#231E49

#231E49 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.077 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E49
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 73)
HSL	hsl(247, 42%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(247, 59%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 58.9%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.21, 15.64, -26.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.21, 30.47, 300.88°)
OKLab	oklab(26.68% 0.0202 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(26.68% 0.077 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.3597, 1.7668, 6.5187)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E49 #44491E

analogous

#1E2E49 #231E49 #391E49

triadic

#231E49 #49231E #1E4923

tetradic

#231E49 #491E2E #44491E #1E4939

square

#231E49 #491E2E #44491E #1E4939

split-complementary

#231E49 #49391E #2E491E

monochromatic

#0A0916 #0E0C1E #231E49 #383074 #4D42A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.52

#231E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#231E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E49

15.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E49	1.00	15.52	1.35	15.52
#FFFFFF	15.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#08254A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#072348

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162730

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.077 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61597c',
    500: '#231e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e49;
$custom-light: #61597c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.977,
    "s": 41.748,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26679,
    "c": 0.07718,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E49

secondary

#777E45

accent

#D256C3

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#050309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E49

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

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