#172149#172149

#172149 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.075 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172149
RGB	rgb(23, 33, 73)
HSL	hsl(228, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(228, 68%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 54.8%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.12, 10.46, -26.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.12, 28.35, 291.65°)
OKLab	oklab(26.35% 0 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(26.35% 0.075 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.0994, 1.7507, 6.5293)
Luminance	0.0175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172149 #493F17

analogous

#173A49 #172149 #261749

triadic

#172149 #491721 #214917

tetradic

#172149 #49173A #493F17 #174926

square

#172149 #49173A #493F17 #174926

split-complementary

#172149 #492617 #3A4917

monochromatic

#070B17 #080C1A #172149 #263678 #344BA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.55

#172149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#172149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172149

15.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172149	1.00	15.55	1.35	15.55
#FFFFFF	15.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C264A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#032248

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 33, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.075 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5b7c',
    500: '#172149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172149;
$custom-light: #5a5b7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 52.083,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26353,
    "c": 0.07541,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.01751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172149

secondary

#80723C

accent

#BF4CDC

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #172149

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

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