#17169E#17169E

#17169E is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.203 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#17169E
RGB	rgb(23, 22, 158)
HSL	hsl(240, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 86.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.92, 48.53, -70.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.92, 85.30, 304.68°)
OKLab	oklab(33.96% -0.0044 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(33.96% 0.203 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.8097, 3.2238, 32.6045)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#17169E #9D9E16

analogous

#16599E #17169E #5B169E

triadic

#17169E #9E1716 #169E17

tetradic

#17169E #9E1659 #9D9E16 #169E5B

square

#17169E #9E1659 #9D9E16 #169E5B

split-complementary

#17169E #9E5B16 #599E16

monochromatic

#070733 #0F0F68 #17169E #1F1DD4 #4A49E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#17169E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#17169E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #17169E

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##17169E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##17169E	1.00	12.77	1.65	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0039A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #17169e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 22, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.203 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7258bc',
    500: '#17169e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #17169e;
$custom-light: #7258bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#17169e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.441,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3396,
    "c": 0.2031,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#17169E

secondary

#C6C749

accent

#F236F1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #17169E

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

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