#170542#170542

#170542 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.2% C 0.104 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170542
RGB	rgb(23, 5, 66)
HSL	hsl(258, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(258, 92%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.18, 26.70, -34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.18, 43.53, 307.83°)
OKLab	oklab(20.24% 0.0297 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(20.24% 0.104 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.3907, 0.6840, 5.2119)
Luminance	0.0068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170542 #304205

analogous

#051242 #170542 #360542

triadic

#170542 #421705 #054217

tetradic

#170542 #420512 #304205 #054236

square

#170542 #420512 #304205 #054236

split-complementary

#170542 #423605 #124205

monochromatic

#0A021C #0A021C #170542 #2B097B #3F0EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.47

#170542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.14

#170542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170542

18.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170542	1.00	18.47	1.14	18.47
#FFFFFF	18.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001544

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001241

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#031724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#141414

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 5, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.2% 0.104 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b4877',
    500: '#170542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170542;
$custom-light: #5b4877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.705,
    "s": 85.915,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20243,
    "c": 0.10412,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170542

secondary

#658220

accent

#FC2CBF

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040009

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #170542

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

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