#232C59#232C59

#232C59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.1% C 0.081 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#232C59
RGB	rgb(35, 44, 89)
HSL	hsl(230, 44%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.56, 11.43, -28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.56, 30.62, 291.92°)
OKLab	oklab(31.08% 0.0034 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(31.08% 0.081 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.3964, 2.8797, 9.8261)
Luminance	0.0288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#232C59 #595023

analogous

#234759 #232C59 #352359

triadic

#232C59 #59232C #2C5923

tetradic

#232C59 #592347 #595023 #235935

square

#232C59 #592347 #595023 #235935

split-complementary

#232C59 #593523 #475923

monochromatic

#090B16 #12162D #232C59 #344285 #4657B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.32

#232C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#232C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #232C59

13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##232C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##232C59	1.00	13.32	1.58	13.32
#FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17325B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#102D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#04363E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #232c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 44, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.1% 0.081 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636488',
    500: '#232c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #232c59;
$custom-light: #636488;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#232c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31078,
    "c": 0.08106,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#232C59

secondary

#8D824B

accent

#BE55D3

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#05050B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #232C59

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

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