#170835#170835

#170835 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.2% C 0.082 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170835
RGB	rgb(23, 8, 53)
HSL	hsl(260, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(260, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 84.9%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.54, 19.67, -26.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.54, 32.63, 307.09°)
OKLab	oklab(19.23% 0.0311 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(19.23% 0.082 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.0826, 0.6128, 3.4287)
Luminance	0.0061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170835 #263508

analogous

#081035 #170835 #2E0835

triadic

#170835 #351708 #083517

tetradic

#170835 #350810 #263508 #08352E

square

#170835 #350810 #263508 #08352E

split-complementary

#170835 #352E08 #103508

monochromatic

#0C041B #0C041B #170835 #2E106A #45189F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.71

#170835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#170835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170835

18.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170835	1.00	18.71	1.12	18.71
#FFFFFF	18.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001134

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E141D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 8, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.2% 0.082 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57496d',
    500: '#170835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170835;
$custom-light: #57496d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 73.77,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19233,
    "c": 0.08226,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170835

secondary

#5A7425

accent

#F037B3

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EB

border

#C5C3C6

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #170835

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

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