#170541#170541

#170541 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.1% C 0.103 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170541
RGB	rgb(23, 5, 65)
HSL	hsl(258, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(258, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 92.3%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.07, 26.29, -33.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.07, 42.85, 307.84°)
OKLab	oklab(20.12% 0.0301 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(20.12% 0.103 287)
XYZ	xyz(1.3615, 0.6723, 5.0580)
Luminance	0.0067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170541 #2F4105

analogous

#051141 #170541 #350541

triadic

#170541 #411705 #054117

tetradic

#170541 #410511 #2F4105 #054135

square

#170541 #410511 #2F4105 #054135

split-complementary

#170541 #413505 #114105

monochromatic

#0A021C #0A021C #170541 #2B097A #3F0EB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.51

#170541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#170541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170541

18.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170541	1.00	18.51	1.13	18.51
#FFFFFF	18.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001543

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#041723

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 5, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.1% 0.103 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b4876',
    500: '#170541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170541;
$custom-light: #5b4876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 85.714,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20119,
    "c": 0.10284,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.00672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170541

secondary

#648120

accent

#FC2CBE

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040008

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #170541

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

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