#172E6D#172E6D

#172E6D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.114 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172E6D
RGB	rgb(23, 46, 109)
HSL	hsl(224, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(224, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 57.8%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.98, 15.81, -39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.98, 42.31, 291.94°)
OKLab	oklab(32.45% -0.0093 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(32.45% 0.114 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.0897, 3.2398, 14.8748)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172E6D #6D5617

analogous

#17596D #172E6D #2B176D

triadic

#172E6D #6D172E #2E6D17

tetradic

#172E6D #6D1759 #6D5617 #176D2B

square

#172E6D #6D1759 #6D5617 #176D2B

split-complementary

#172E6D #6D2B17 #596D17

monochromatic

#050B19 #0C193A #172E6D #2243A0 #2C59D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.74

#172E6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#172E6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172E6D

12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172E6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172E6D	1.00	12.74	1.65	12.74
#FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00376F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172e6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 46, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.114 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626697',
    500: '#172e6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172e6d;
$custom-light: #626697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172e6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.953,
    "s": 65.152,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32453,
    "c": 0.11351,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172E6D

secondary

#A3883D

accent

#BB40E8

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06050D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172E6D

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

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