#231E4E#231E4E

#231E4E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.085 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E4E
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 78)
HSL	hsl(246, 44%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 61.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.60, 17.43, -28.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.60, 33.80, 301.05°)
OKLab	oklab(27.09% 0.0204 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(27.09% 0.085 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.5321, 1.8358, 7.4272)
Luminance	0.0184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.68

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E4E #494E1E

analogous

#1E314E #231E4E #3B1E4E

triadic

#231E4E #4E231E #1E4E23

tetradic

#231E4E #4E1E31 #494E1E #1E4E3B

square

#231E4E #4E1E31 #494E1E #1E4E3B

split-complementary

#231E4E #4E3B1E #314E1E

monochromatic

#0A0916 #0F0D22 #231E4E #372F7A #4B40A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.36

#231E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#231E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E4E

15.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E4E	1.00	15.36	1.37	15.36
#FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00234D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#132932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.085 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a80',
    500: '#231e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e4e;
$custom-light: #625a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.25,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27092,
    "c": 0.08522,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E4E

secondary

#7D8345

accent

#D454C7

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E4E

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

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