#172244#172244

#172244 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.065 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172244
RGB	rgb(23, 34, 68)
HSL	hsl(225, 49%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(225, 66%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 50%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.08, 7.66, -22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.08, 24.20, 288.45°)
OKLab	oklab(26.2% -0.0021 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(26.2% 0.065 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.9684, 1.7434, 5.7005)
Luminance	0.0174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172244 #443917

analogous

#173844 #172244 #221744

triadic

#172244 #441722 #224417

tetradic

#172244 #441738 #443917 #174422

square

#172244 #441738 #443917 #174422

split-complementary

#172244 #442217 #384417

monochromatic

#080B17 #080B17 #172244 #263972 #36509F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.57

#172244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#172244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172244

15.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172244	1.00	15.57	1.35	15.57
#FFFFFF	15.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#132645

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C2243

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 34, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.065 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595c78',
    500: '#172244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172244;
$custom-light: #595c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.333,
    "s": 49.451,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26203,
    "c": 0.06546,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172244

secondary

#7B6C3C

accent

#B74FD9

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #172244

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

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