#232991#232991

#232991 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.167 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232991
RGB	rgb(35, 41, 145)
HSL	hsl(237, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 71.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, 34.65, -57.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 67.26, 301.01°)
OKLab	oklab(35.6% 0.0051 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(35.6% 0.167 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.5952, 3.9868, 27.2045)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232991 #918B23

analogous

#236091 #232991 #542391

triadic

#232991 #912329 #299123

tetradic

#232991 #912360 #918B23 #239154

square

#232991 #912360 #918B23 #239154

split-complementary

#232991 #915423 #609123

monochromatic

#0B0D2E #171B60 #232991 #2F37C2 #585FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#232991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#232991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232991

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232991	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 41, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.167 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7063b2',
    500: '#232991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232991;
$custom-light: #7063b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.727,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35598,
    "c": 0.16688,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232991

secondary

#BBB555

accent

#DB44E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #232991

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

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