#232498#232498

#232498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.181 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232498
RGB	rgb(35, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(239, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.29, 40.13, -62.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.29, 74.29, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(35.58% 0.0064 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(35.58% 0.181 272)
XYZ	xyz(6.9896, 3.8853, 30.0812)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232498 #989723

analogous

#235F98 #232498 #5D2398

triadic

#232498 #982324 #249823

tetradic

#232498 #98235F #989723 #23985D

square

#232498 #98235F #989723 #23985D

split-complementary

#232498 #985D23 #5F9823

monochromatic

#0C0C35 #181866 #232498 #2E30CA #5C5DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.82

#232498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#232498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232498

11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232498	1.00	11.82	1.78	11.82
#FFFFFF	11.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.181 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b8',
    500: '#232498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232498;
$custom-light: #7360b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.487,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35578,
    "c": 0.18108,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.03886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232498

secondary

#BEBD59

accent

#E442E6

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232498

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

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