#231E9E#231E9E
#231E9E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.194 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 30, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 81%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.84, 45.38, -66.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.84, 80.87, 304.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.46% 0.0074 -0.1937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.46% 0.194 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3269, 3.7537, 32.6795) |
| Luminance | 0.0375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 2.57
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 3.33
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.71
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 3.85
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 4.19
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231E9E #999E1E
analogous
#1E599E #231E9E #631E9E
triadic
#231E9E #9E231E #1E9E23
tetradic
#231E9E #9E1E59 #999E1E #1E9E63
square
#231E9E #9E1E59 #999E1E #1E9E63
split-complementary
#231E9E #9E631E #599E1E
monochromatic
#0C0A37 #18146B #231E9E #2E28D1 #5D57DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#231E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#231E9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231E9E
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231E9E | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003DA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00309C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00465E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.194 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#755dbc',
500: '#231e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231e9e; $custom-light: #755dbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 30,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.344,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35464,
"c": 0.19387,
"h": 272.2
},
"luminance": 0.03754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231E9E
secondary
#BEC355
accent
#EB3DE4
background
#F7F5FB
surface
#EEE9F7
border
#C9C5D0
text
#0A0412
muted
#7C7981