#172669#172669

#172669 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.118 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172669
RGB	rgb(23, 38, 105)
HSL	hsl(229, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(229, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.31, 19.95, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.31, 45.59, 295.95°)
OKLab	oklab(30.35% -0.003 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(30.35% 0.118 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.5954, 2.5879, 13.6719)
Luminance	0.0259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172669 #695A17

analogous

#174F69 #172669 #311769

triadic

#172669 #691726 #266917

tetradic

#172669 #69174F #695A17 #176931

square

#172669 #69174F #695A17 #176931

split-complementary

#172669 #693117 #4F6917

monochromatic

#050919 #0C1437 #172669 #22389B #2D4ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.84

#172669 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#172669 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172669

13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172669	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172669	1.00	13.84	1.52	13.84
#FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00316B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002968

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172669;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 38, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.118 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626095',
    500: '#172669',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172669;
$custom-light: #626095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172669",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.024,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30347,
    "c": 0.11842,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172669

secondary

#9F8D3D

accent

#C941E7

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F1

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172669

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

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