#232138#232138

#232138 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.043 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232138
RGB	rgb(35, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(245, 26%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(245, 41%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.00, 7.56, -14.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.00, 16.44, 297.39°)
OKLab	oklab(26.16% 0.0125 -0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(26.16% 0.043 287)
XYZ	xyz(1.9506, 1.7305, 3.9719)
Luminance	0.0173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232138 #363821

analogous

#212B38 #232138 #2E2138

triadic

#232138 #382321 #213823

tetradic

#232138 #38212B #363821 #21382E

square

#232138 #38212B #363821 #21382E

split-complementary

#232138 #382E21 #2B3821

monochromatic

#0C0B13 #0C0B13 #232138 #3B385F #534E85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.60

#232138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#232138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232138

15.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232138	1.00	15.60	1.35	15.60
#FFFFFF	15.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E2529

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.043 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c6e',
    500: '#232138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232138;
$custom-light: #5e5c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.217,
    "s": 25.843,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26157,
    "c": 0.0426,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.01731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232138

secondary

#686B4A

accent

#C266BA

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#040407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #232138

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

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