#231ED5#231ED5

#231ED5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.256 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#231ED5
RGB	rgb(35, 30, 213)
HSL	hsl(242, 75%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 86%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 85.9%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.63, 61.99, -88.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.63, 107.93, 305.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% -0.005 -0.2556)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.256 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1636, 6.0884, 63.4193)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#231ED5 #D0D51E

analogous

#1E75D5 #231ED5 #7E1ED5

triadic

#231ED5 #D5231E #1ED523

tetradic

#231ED5 #D51E75 #D0D51E #1ED57E

square

#231ED5 #D51E75 #D0D51E #1ED57E

split-complementary

#231ED5 #D57E1E #75D51E

monochromatic

#110F6A #1A169F #231ED5 #4F4BE6 #8380ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#231ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#231ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #231ED5

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##231ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##231ED5	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #231ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 30, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.256 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8362e4',
    500: '#231ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #231ed5;
$custom-light: #8362e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#231ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.639,
    "s": 75.309,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42086,
    "c": 0.25568,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#231ED5

secondary

#D3D679

accent

#F236ED

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1EBFC

border

#CBC6D5

text

#0D0516

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #231ED5

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

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