#0E174A#0E174A

#0E174A is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.6% C 0.095 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0E174A
RGB	rgb(14, 23, 74)
HSL	hsl(231, 68%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(231, 81%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.56, 16.86, -32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.56, 36.92, 297.18°)
OKLab	oklab(23.56% -0.0004 -0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(23.56% 0.095 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.7231, 1.2004, 6.6181)
Luminance	0.0120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0E174A #4A410E

analogous

#0E354A #0E174A #230E4A

triadic

#0E174A #4A0E17 #174A0E

tetradic

#0E174A #4A0E35 #4A410E #0E4A23

square

#0E174A #4A0E35 #4A410E #0E4A23

split-complementary

#0E174A #4A230E #354A0E

monochromatic

#05081A #05081A #0E174A #18277D #2137B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.93

#0E174A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#0E174A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0E174A

16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0E174A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0E174A	1.00	16.93	1.24	16.93
#FFFFFF	16.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00242D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0e174a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(14, 23, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.6% 0.095 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57537d',
    500: '#0e174a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0e174a;
$custom-light: #57537d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0e174a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 14,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23558,
    "c": 0.09488,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0E174A

secondary

#85782F

accent

#D13DEB

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #0E174A

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

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