#170227#170227

#170227 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.5% C 0.076 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170227
RGB	rgb(23, 2, 39)
HSL	hsl(274, 90%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(274, 95%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 94.9%, 0%, 84.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.36, 15.87, -18.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.36, 24.73, 309.94°)
OKLab	oklab(16.49% 0.0456 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(16.49% 0.076 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(0.7412, 0.3721, 1.9518)
Luminance	0.0037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170227 #122702

analogous

#040227 #170227 #270224

triadic

#170227 #271702 #022717

tetradic

#170227 #270402 #122702 #022427

square

#170227 #270402 #122702 #022427

split-complementary

#170227 #242702 #022704

monochromatic

#11011D #11011D #170227 #390561 #5C089B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.55

#170227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#170227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170227

19.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170227	1.00	19.55	1.07	19.55
#FFFFFF	19.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140A13

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0C0C0C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 2, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.5% 0.076 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544761',
    500: '#170227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170227;
$custom-light: #544761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.054,
    "s": 90.244,
    "l": 8.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1649,
    "c": 0.07602,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170227

secondary

#3D6C18

accent

#FF2985

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#030005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #170227

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

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