#170844#170844

#170844 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.9% C 0.103 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170844
RGB	rgb(23, 8, 68)
HSL	hsl(255, 79%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(255, 88%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 88.2%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.98, 25.88, -34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.98, 43.11, 306.90°)
OKLab	oklab(20.95% 0.0262 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(20.95% 0.103 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.4833, 0.7731, 5.5388)
Luminance	0.0077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170844 #354408

analogous

#081744 #170844 #350844

triadic

#170844 #441708 #084417

tetradic

#170844 #440817 #354408 #084435

square

#170844 #440817 #354408 #084435

split-complementary

#170844 #443508 #174408

monochromatic

#09031B #09031B #170844 #2A0E7B #3C15B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.19

#170844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#170844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170844

18.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170844	1.00	18.19	1.15	18.19
#FFFFFF	18.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001746

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001443

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#011A26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 8, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.9% 0.103 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b4a79',
    500: '#170844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170844;
$custom-light: #5b4a79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2095,
    "c": 0.10298,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170844

secondary

#6B8226

accent

#F532C5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040109

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #170844

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

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