#172256#172256

#172256 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.095 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172256
RGB	rgb(23, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(230, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(230, 73%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.48, 15.07, -33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.48, 36.29, 294.53°)
OKLab	oklab(27.71% 0.0001 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(27.71% 0.095 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.6045, 1.9979, 9.0507)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172256 #564B17

analogous

#174256 #172256 #2C1756

triadic

#172256 #561722 #225617

tetradic

#172256 #561742 #564B17 #17562C

square

#172256 #561742 #564B17 #17562C

split-complementary

#172256 #562C17 #425617

monochromatic

#060A18 #0A0F26 #172256 #243586 #3148B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.00

#172256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#172256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172256

15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172256	1.00	15.00	1.40	15.00
#FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.095 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5c86',
    500: '#172256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172256;
$custom-light: #5d5c86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.524,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27708,
    "c": 0.095,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172256

secondary

#8D7F3C

accent

#C647E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #172256

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

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