#17159E#17159E

#17159E is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.204 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#17159E
RGB	rgb(23, 21, 158)
HSL	hsl(241, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(241, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.78, 48.96, -70.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.78, 85.74, 304.82°)
OKLab	oklab(33.86% -0.0043 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(33.86% 0.204 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7910, 3.1863, 32.5982)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#17159E #9C9E15

analogous

#15579E #17159E #5C159E

triadic

#17159E #9E1715 #159E17

tetradic

#17159E #9E1557 #9C9E15 #159E5C

square

#17159E #9E1557 #9C9E15 #159E5C

split-complementary

#17159E #9E5C15 #579E15

monochromatic

#070732 #0F0E68 #17159E #1F1CD4 #4947E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.83

#17159E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#17159E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #17159E

12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##17159E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##17159E	1.00	12.83	1.64	12.83
#FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0039A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #17159e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 21, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.204 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7258bc',
    500: '#17159e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #17159e;
$custom-light: #7258bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#17159e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.876,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33861,
    "c": 0.20376,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#17159E

secondary

#C6C747

accent

#F335F0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #17159E

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

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