#172242#172242

#172242 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.062 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172242
RGB	rgb(23, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(225, 48%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(225, 65%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 48.5%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.94, 6.85, -21.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.94, 22.84, 287.44°)
OKLab	oklab(26.05% -0.0025 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(26.05% 0.062 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.9084, 1.7194, 5.3845)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172242 #423717

analogous

#173842 #172242 #211742

triadic

#172242 #421722 #224217

tetradic

#172242 #421738 #423717 #174221

square

#172242 #421738 #423717 #174221

split-complementary

#172242 #422117 #384217

monochromatic

#080C17 #080C17 #172242 #27396F #37519D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#172242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#172242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172242

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172242	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E2241

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00292E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.062 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585c76',
    500: '#172242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172242;
$custom-light: #585c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.651,
    "s": 48.315,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26052,
    "c": 0.06204,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172242

secondary

#79693C

accent

#B550D8

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #172242

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

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