#233251#233251

#233251 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.059 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#233251
RGB	rgb(35, 50, 81)
HSL	hsl(220, 40%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(220, 57%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 38.3%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.95, 4.14, -20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.95, 21.27, 281.24°)
OKLab	oklab(31.99% -0.0064 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(31.99% 0.059 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.3184, 3.2324, 8.2320)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#233251 #514223

analogous

#234951 #233251 #2B2351

triadic

#233251 #512332 #325123

tetradic

#233251 #512349 #514223 #23512B

square

#233251 #512349 #514223 #23512B

split-complementary

#233251 #512B23 #495123

monochromatic

#090D15 #111826 #233251 #354C7C #4867A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.75

#233251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#233251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #233251

12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##233251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##233251	1.00	12.75	1.65	12.75
#FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#263552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D393D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #233251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 50, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.059 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616982',
    500: '#233251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #233251;
$custom-light: #616982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#233251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.435,
    "s": 39.655,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31987,
    "c": 0.05919,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#233251

secondary

#85724B

accent

#A958D0

background

#F5F6F7

surface

#EAEBEE

border

#C6C6C9

text

#05060A

muted

#797A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #233251

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

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