#232497#232497

#232497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.180 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232497
RGB	rgb(35, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(239, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.18, 39.79, -62.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.18, 73.74, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(35.47% 0.0066 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(35.47% 0.18 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9080, 3.8527, 29.6517)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232497 #979623

analogous

#235E97 #232497 #5C2397

triadic

#232497 #972324 #249723

tetradic

#232497 #97235E #979623 #23975C

square

#232497 #97235E #979623 #23975C

split-complementary

#232497 #975C23 #5E9723

monochromatic

#0C0C34 #171865 #232497 #2F30C9 #5B5CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.86

#232497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#232497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232497

11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232497	1.00	11.86	1.77	11.86
#FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.180 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b7',
    500: '#232497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232497;
$custom-light: #7260b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.483,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35467,
    "c": 0.17983,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232497

secondary

#BEBD58

accent

#E442E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232497

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

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