#172769#172769

#172769 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.6% C 0.117 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172769
RGB	rgb(23, 39, 105)
HSL	hsl(228, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(228, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 62.9%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.60, 19.23, -40.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.60, 44.86, 295.38°)
OKLab	oklab(30.56% -0.0038 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(30.56% 0.117 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.6278, 2.6527, 13.6827)
Luminance	0.0265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172769 #695917

analogous

#175069 #172769 #301769

triadic

#172769 #691727 #276917

tetradic

#172769 #691750 #695917 #176930

square

#172769 #691750 #695917 #176930

split-complementary

#172769 #693017 #506917

monochromatic

#050919 #0C1437 #172769 #223A9B #2D4CCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.72

#172769 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#172769 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172769

13.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172769	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172769	1.00	13.72	1.53	13.72
#FFFFFF	13.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00316B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172769;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 39, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.6% 0.117 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626094',
    500: '#172769',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172769;
$custom-light: #626094;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172769",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.293,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30558,
    "c": 0.11707,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172769

secondary

#9F8C3D

accent

#C741E7

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F1

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06050D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172769

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

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