#231E97#231E97

#231E97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.185 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231E97
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 151)
HSL	hsl(242, 67%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(242, 80%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 80.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.01, 43.11, -64.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.01, 77.18, 303.96°)
OKLab	oklab(34.65% 0.009 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(34.65% 0.185 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7415, 3.5195, 29.5962)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231E97 #92971E

analogous

#1E5697 #231E97 #5F1E97

triadic

#231E97 #97231E #1E9723

tetradic

#231E97 #971E56 #92971E #1E975F

square

#231E97 #971E56 #92971E #1E975F

split-complementary

#231E97 #975F1E #56971E

monochromatic

#0B0A31 #171464 #231E97 #2F28CA #5853DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.32

#231E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#231E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231E97

12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231E97	1.00	12.32	1.70	12.32
#FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00435A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.185 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735db7',
    500: '#231e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231e97;
$custom-light: #735db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.479,
    "s": 66.851,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34648,
    "c": 0.18546,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231E97

secondary

#BBC051

accent

#EA3EE3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0411

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #231E97

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

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