#3231BD#3231BD

#3231BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.210 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3231BD
RGB	rgb(50, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.75, 46.46, -72.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.75, 86.05, 302.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.28% 0.0114 -0.2096)
OKLCH	oklch(42.28% 0.21 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5959, 6.5477, 48.7869)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Sapphire (survey)

#2138AB

ΔE00 3.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3231BD #BCBD31

analogous

#3176BD #3231BD #7831BD

triadic

#3231BD #BD3231 #31BD32

tetradic

#3231BD #BD3176 #BCBD31 #31BD78

square

#3231BD #BD3176 #BCBD31 #31BD78

split-complementary

#3231BD #BD7831 #76BD31

monochromatic

#18185C #25248C #3231BD #5858D4 #8988E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#3231BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#3231BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3231BD

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3231BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3231BD	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3231bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.210 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#806bd2',
    500: '#3231bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3231bd;
$custom-light: #806bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3231bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42283,
    "c": 0.20988,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3231BD

secondary

#C9CA80

accent

#E246E1

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3231BD

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

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