#172969#172969

#172969 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.0% C 0.114 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172969
RGB	rgb(23, 41, 105)
HSL	hsl(227, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(227, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 61%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.17, 17.78, -39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.17, 43.40, 294.18°)
OKLab	oklab(30.99% -0.0054 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(30.99% 0.114 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.6952, 2.7876, 13.7052)
Luminance	0.0279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172969 #695717

analogous

#175269 #172969 #2E1769

triadic

#172969 #691729 #296917

tetradic

#172969 #691752 #695717 #17692E

square

#172969 #691752 #695717 #17692E

split-complementary

#172969 #692E17 #526917

monochromatic

#050A19 #0C1537 #172969 #223D9B #2D50CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.48

#172969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#172969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172969

13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172969	1.00	13.48	1.56	13.48
#FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00326B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 41, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.0% 0.114 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626294',
    500: '#172969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172969;
$custom-light: #626294;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.829,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30989,
    "c": 0.11435,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172969

secondary

#9F8A3D

accent

#C341E7

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBEAF1

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06050D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172969

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

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