#172252#172252

#172252 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.089 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172252
RGB	rgb(23, 34, 82)
HSL	hsl(229, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(229, 72%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 58.5%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.14, 13.42, -30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.14, 33.64, 293.51°)
OKLab	oklab(27.35% -0.0002 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(27.35% 0.089 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.4479, 1.9352, 8.2255)
Luminance	0.0193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172252 #524717

analogous

#173F52 #172252 #2A1752

triadic

#172252 #521722 #225217

tetradic

#172252 #52173F #524717 #17522A

square

#172252 #52173F #524717 #17522A

split-complementary

#172252 #522A17 #3F5217

monochromatic

#070A18 #0A0E22 #172252 #243682 #324AB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.14

#172252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#172252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172252

15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172252	1.00	15.14	1.39	15.14
#FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 34, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.089 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5c83',
    500: '#172252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172252;
$custom-light: #5c5c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.814,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27353,
    "c": 0.08864,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172252

secondary

#897B3C

accent

#C348DF

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #172252

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

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