#231F7E#231F7E
#231F7E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.153 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #231F7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 31, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 61%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 75%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.40, 34.09, -52.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(19.40, 62.75, 302.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(31.98% 0.014 -0.1523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(31.98% 0.153 275.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9478, 2.8432, 20.0227) |
| Luminance | 0.0284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 2.60
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Royal Blue
#02066F
ΔE00 5.79
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.00
Darkblue
#00008B
ΔE00 6.06
Navy
#000080
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#231F7E #7A7E1F
analogous
#1F4A7E #231F7E #521F7E
triadic
#231F7E #7E231F #1F7E23
tetradic
#231F7E #7E1F4A #7A7E1F #1F7E52
square
#231F7E #7E1F4A #7A7E1F #1F7E52
split-complementary
#231F7E #7E521F #4A7E1F
monochromatic
#08071C #15134D #231F7E #312BAF #4C46D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.39
#231F7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.57
#231F7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #231F7E
13.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##231F7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##231F7E | 1.00 | 13.39 | 1.57 | 13.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003381
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#002B7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003A4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2F2F2F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #231f7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 31, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.153 275.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d5ca4',
500: '#231f7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #231f7e; $custom-light: #6d5ca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#231f7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 31,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.526,
"s": 60.51,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.31977,
"c": 0.15296,
"h": 275.2
},
"luminance": 0.02844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#231F7E
secondary
#ADB148
accent
#E444DD
background
#F7F5FA
surface
#EDE9F4
border
#C8C5CE
text
#08040F
muted
#7B797F