#172249#172249

#172249 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.074 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172249
RGB	rgb(23, 34, 73)
HSL	hsl(227, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(227, 68%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 53.4%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.44, 9.70, -25.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.44, 27.60, 290.59°)
OKLab	oklab(26.6% -0.0012 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(26.6% 0.074 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.1276, 1.8071, 6.5387)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172249 #493E17

analogous

#173B49 #172249 #251749

triadic

#172249 #491722 #224917

tetradic

#172249 #49173B #493E17 #174925

square

#172249 #49173B #493E17 #174925

split-complementary

#172249 #492517 #3B4917

monochromatic

#070B17 #080C1A #172249 #263878 #344DA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.43

#172249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#172249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172249

15.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172249	1.00	15.43	1.36	15.43
#FFFFFF	15.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E274A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#062248

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 34, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.074 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5c7c',
    500: '#172249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172249;
$custom-light: #5a5c7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.8,
    "s": 52.083,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26596,
    "c": 0.07389,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172249

secondary

#80713C

accent

#BC4CDC

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #172249

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →