#232495#232495

#232495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.177 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232495
RGB	rgb(35, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(239, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.96, 39.10, -61.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.96, 72.64, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% 0.007 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.177 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.7470, 3.7883, 28.8036)
Luminance	0.0379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232495 #959423

analogous

#235D95 #232495 #5B2395

triadic

#232495 #952324 #249523

tetradic

#232495 #95235D #959423 #23955B

square

#232495 #95235D #959423 #23955B

split-complementary

#232495 #955B23 #5D9523

monochromatic

#0C0C32 #171863 #232495 #2F30C7 #5A5BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.95

#232495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#232495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232495

11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232495	1.00	11.95	1.76	11.95
#FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003193

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.177 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b5',
    500: '#232495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232495;
$custom-light: #7260b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.474,
    "s": 61.957,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35246,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232495

secondary

#BDBC57

accent

#E443E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232495

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

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