#172E6C#172E6C

#172E6C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.112 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172E6C
RGB	rgb(23, 46, 108)
HSL	hsl(224, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(224, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 57.4%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.90, 15.40, -38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.90, 41.68, 291.68°)
OKLab	oklab(32.37% -0.0093 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(32.37% 0.112 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.0362, 3.2184, 14.5929)
Luminance	0.0322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172E6C #6C5517

analogous

#17586C #172E6C #2B176C

triadic

#172E6C #6C172E #2E6C17

tetradic

#172E6C #6C1758 #6C5517 #176C2B

square

#172E6C #6C1758 #6C5517 #176C2B

split-complementary

#172E6C #6C2B17 #586C17

monochromatic

#050B19 #0C193A #172E6C #22439E #2C59D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.78

#172E6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#172E6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172E6C

12.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172E6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172E6C	1.00	12.78	1.64	12.78
#FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00366E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172e6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 46, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.112 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626697',
    500: '#172e6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172e6c;
$custom-light: #626697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172e6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.765,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32366,
    "c": 0.112,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172E6C

secondary

#A2873D

accent

#BA40E8

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06050D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172E6C

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

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