#231E59#231E59

#231E59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.102 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E59
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 89)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.52, 21.43, -34.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.52, 40.97, 301.54°)
OKLab	oklab(28.06% 0.0201 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(28.06% 0.102 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.9600, 2.0070, 9.6807)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E59 #54591E

analogous

#1E3659 #231E59 #401E59

triadic

#231E59 #59231E #1E5923

tetradic

#231E59 #591E36 #54591E #1E5940

square

#231E59 #591E36 #54591E #1E5940

split-complementary

#231E59 #59401E #36591E

monochromatic

#090817 #110F2B #231E59 #352D87 #473DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#231E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#231E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E59

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E59	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00295B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#072C38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.102 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645a88',
    500: '#231e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e59;
$custom-light: #645a88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.085,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28064,
    "c": 0.10226,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E59

secondary

#888E45

accent

#D94FCD

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E59

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

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