#33238D#33238D

#33238D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.164 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#33238D
RGB	rgb(51, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 75.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.10, 38.77, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.10, 68.11, 304.70°)
OKLab	oklab(35.4% 0.0308 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(35.4% 0.164 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7725, 3.8285, 25.5762)
Luminance	0.0383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#33238D #7D8D23

analogous

#23488D #33238D #68238D

triadic

#33238D #8D3323 #238D33

tetradic

#33238D #8D2348 #7D8D23 #238D68

square

#33238D #8D2348 #7D8D23 #238D68

split-complementary

#33238D #8D6823 #488D23

monochromatic

#100B2B #21175C #33238D #452FBE #6955D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.89

#33238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#33238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #33238D

11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##33238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##33238D	1.00	11.89	1.77	11.89
#FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #33238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.164 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7760af',
    500: '#33238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #33238d;
$custom-light: #7760af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#33238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.057,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35397,
    "c": 0.16443,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#33238D

secondary

#AAB953

accent

#E344CB

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EEE9F5

border

#C9C5CF

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #33238D

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

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