#170234#170234

#170234 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 18.0% C 0.091 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170234
RGB	rgb(23, 2, 52)
HSL	hsl(265, 93%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(265, 96%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 96.2%, 0%, 79.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.28, 21.97, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.28, 35.05, 308.81°)
OKLab	oklab(17.98% 0.0398 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(17.98% 0.091 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.9947, 0.4735, 3.2871)
Luminance	0.0047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Purple

#280137

ΔE00 4.93

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170234 #1F3402

analogous

#020634 #170234 #300234

triadic

#170234 #341702 #023417

tetradic

#170234 #340206 #1F3402 #023430

square

#170234 #340206 #1F3402 #023430

split-complementary

#170234 #343002 #063402

monochromatic

#0D011D #0D011D #170234 #31046F #4B07AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.18

#170234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.09

#170234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170234

19.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170234	1.00	19.18	1.09	19.18
#FFFFFF	19.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E0F1B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0F0F0F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 2, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.0% 0.091 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57466c',
    500: '#170234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170234;
$custom-light: #57466c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.2,
    "s": 92.593,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.17982,
    "c": 0.09145,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170234

secondary

#50781A

accent

#FF29A5

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E9E5EB

border

#C5C1C6

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #170234

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

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