#170940#170940

#170940 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.6% C 0.096 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#170940
RGB	rgb(23, 9, 64)
HSL	hsl(255, 75%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(255, 86%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 85.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.75, 23.79, -32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.75, 39.89, 306.62°)
OKLab	oklab(20.63% 0.0267 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(20.63% 0.096 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.3762, 0.7476, 4.9213)
Luminance	0.0075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#170940 #324009

analogous

#091740 #170940 #330940

triadic

#170940 #401709 #094017

tetradic

#170940 #400917 #324009 #094033

square

#170940 #400917 #324009 #094033

split-complementary

#170940 #403309 #174009

monochromatic

#0A041B #0A041B #170940 #2A1176 #3E18AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.27

#170940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#170940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #170940

18.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##170940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##170940	1.00	18.27	1.15	18.27
#FFFFFF	18.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00133F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#051924

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #170940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 9, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.6% 0.096 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4a75',
    500: '#170940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #170940;
$custom-light: #5a4a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#170940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.273,
    "s": 75.342,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2063,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#170940

secondary

#687E27

accent

#F236C2

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040108

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #170940

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

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