#172668#172668

#172668 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.117 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172668
RGB	rgb(23, 38, 104)
HSL	hsl(229, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(229, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.9%, 63.5%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.22, 19.54, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.22, 44.96, 295.76°)
OKLab	oklab(30.25% -0.003 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(30.25% 0.117 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5443, 2.5675, 13.4028)
Luminance	0.0257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172668 #685917

analogous

#174F68 #172668 #311768

triadic

#172668 #681726 #266817

tetradic

#172668 #68174F #685917 #176831

square

#172668 #68174F #685917 #176831

split-complementary

#172668 #683117 #4F6817

monochromatic

#060919 #0C1436 #172668 #22389A #2D4BCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.87

#172668 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#172668 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172668

13.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172668	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172668	1.00	13.87	1.51	13.87
#FFFFFF	13.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00306A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002967

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172668;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 38, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.117 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626094',
    500: '#172668',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172668;
$custom-light: #626094;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172668",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.889,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30252,
    "c": 0.11694,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172668

secondary

#9E8C3D

accent

#C841E7

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F1

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172668

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

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