#170027#170027

#170027 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 16.0% C 0.082 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170027
RGB	rgb(23, 0, 39)
HSL	hsl(275, 100%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(275, 100%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 84.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.97, 16.68, -19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.97, 25.71, 310.43°)
OKLab	oklab(15.99% 0.0504 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(15.99% 0.082 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.7195, 0.3287, 1.9446)
Luminance	0.0033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170027 #102700

analogous

#040027 #170027 #270023

triadic

#170027 #271700 #002717

tetradic

#170027 #270400 #102700 #002327

square

#170027 #270400 #102700 #002327

split-complementary

#170027 #232700 #002704

monochromatic

#12001F #12001F #170027 #3B0064 #5F00A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.70

#170027 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#170027 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170027

19.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170027	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170027	1.00	19.70	1.07	19.70
#FFFFFF	19.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140812

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0B0B0B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170027;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 0, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.0% 0.082 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544661',
    500: '#170027',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170027;
$custom-light: #544661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170027",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.385,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 7.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15989,
    "c": 0.08166,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170027

secondary

#396F14

accent

#FF2981

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#030005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #170027

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

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