#172136#172136

#172136 is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.043 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172136
RGB	rgb(23, 33, 54)
HSL	hsl(221, 40%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(221, 57%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 38.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.84, 2.85, -15.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.84, 15.35, 280.70°)
OKLab	oklab(24.95% -0.0043 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(24.95% 0.043 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.5628, 1.5361, 3.7035)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172136 #362C17

analogous

#173136 #172136 #1C1736

triadic

#172136 #361721 #213617

tetradic

#172136 #361731 #362C17 #17361C

square

#172136 #361731 #362C17 #17361C

split-complementary

#172136 #361C17 #313617

monochromatic

#090D15 #090D15 #172136 #293B61 #3C558C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.06

#172136 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#172136 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172136

16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172136	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172136	1.00	16.06	1.31	16.06
#FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#162036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A2529

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172136;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 33, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.043 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#565b6d',
    500: '#172136',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172136;
$custom-light: #565b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172136",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.645,
    "s": 40.26,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2495,
    "c": 0.04264,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172136

secondary

#6C5D3D

accent

#A958D0

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#030407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #172136

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

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