#232596#232596

#232596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.178 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232596
RGB	rgb(35, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(239, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.28, 38.86, -61.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.28, 72.59, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(35.5% 0.0063 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(35.5% 0.178 272)
XYZ	xyz(6.8579, 3.8817, 29.2361)
Luminance	0.0388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232596 #969423

analogous

#235F96 #232596 #5B2396

triadic

#232596 #962325 #259623

tetradic

#232596 #96235F #969423 #23965B

square

#232596 #96235F #969423 #23965B

split-complementary

#232596 #965B23 #5F9623

monochromatic

#0C0D33 #171964 #232596 #2F31C8 #5B5DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.82

#232596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#232596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232596

11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232596	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)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.178 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7261b6',
    500: '#232596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232596;
$custom-light: #7261b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.957,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35504,
    "c": 0.17757,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.03882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232596

secondary

#BDBB58

accent

#E243E5

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232596

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

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