#232591#232591

#232591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.171 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232591
RGB	rgb(35, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(239, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(239, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.74, 37.12, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.74, 69.80, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(34.96% 0.0072 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(34.96% 0.171 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4638, 3.7241, 27.1607)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232591 #918F23

analogous

#235C91 #232591 #582391

triadic

#232591 #912325 #259123

tetradic

#232591 #91235C #918F23 #239158

square

#232591 #91235C #918F23 #239158

split-complementary

#232591 #915823 #5C9123

monochromatic

#0B0C2E #171860 #232591 #2F32C2 #585AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#232591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#232591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232591

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232591	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00318F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.171 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7161b2',
    500: '#232591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232591;
$custom-light: #7161b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.909,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3496,
    "c": 0.17121,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232591

secondary

#BBB955

accent

#E144E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232591

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

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