#170436#170436

#170436 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 18.6% C 0.090 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170436
RGB	rgb(23, 4, 54)
HSL	hsl(263, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(263, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 92.6%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.84, 21.99, -27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.84, 35.51, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(18.61% 0.036 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(18.61% 0.09 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.0624, 0.5353, 3.5367)
Luminance	0.0053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170436 #233604

analogous

#040A36 #170436 #300436

triadic

#170436 #361704 #043617

tetradic

#170436 #36040A #233604 #043630

square

#170436 #36040A #233604 #043630

split-complementary

#170436 #363004 #0A3604

monochromatic

#0C021C #0C021C #170436 #2F086F #480CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.97

#170436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.11

#170436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170436

18.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170436	1.00	18.97	1.11	18.97
#FFFFFF	18.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D121D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#101010

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 4, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.6% 0.090 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#58476d',
    500: '#170436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170436;
$custom-light: #58476d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.8,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.18613,
    "c": 0.09025,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170436

secondary

#56781E

accent

#FC2BAD

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EC

border

#C5C2C7

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #170436

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

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