#231E50#231E50

#231E50 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.088 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E50
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 80)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 62.5%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.76, 18.16, -30.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.76, 35.12, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(27.26% 0.0204 -0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(27.26% 0.088 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.6049, 1.8649, 7.8106)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E50 #4B501E

analogous

#1E3250 #231E50 #3C1E50

triadic

#231E50 #50231E #1E5023

tetradic

#231E50 #501E32 #4B501E #1E503C

square

#231E50 #501E32 #4B501E #1E503C

split-complementary

#231E50 #503C1E #32501E

monochromatic

#0A0816 #100D23 #231E50 #362F7D #4A3FA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.29

#231E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#231E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E50

15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E50	1.00	15.29	1.37	15.29
#FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00244F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#112933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.088 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625a81',
    500: '#231e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e50;
$custom-light: #625a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27262,
    "c": 0.08839,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E50

secondary

#7F8545

accent

#D553C8

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E50

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

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