#172E6E#172E6E

#172E6E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.115 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172E6E
RGB	rgb(23, 46, 110)
HSL	hsl(224, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(224, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 58.2%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.06, 16.23, -39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.06, 42.94, 292.20°)
OKLab	oklab(32.54% -0.0092 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(32.54% 0.115 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.1438, 3.2615, 15.1600)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172E6E #6E5717

analogous

#17596E #172E6E #2B176E

triadic

#172E6E #6E172E #2E6E17

tetradic

#172E6E #6E1759 #6E5717 #176E2B

square

#172E6E #6E1759 #6E5717 #176E2B

split-complementary

#172E6E #6E2B17 #596E17

monochromatic

#050B19 #0C193B #172E6E #2243A1 #2C58D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.71

#172E6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#172E6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172E6E

12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172E6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172E6E	1.00	12.71	1.65	12.71
#FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003770

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172e6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 46, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.115 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636698',
    500: '#172e6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172e6e;
$custom-light: #636698;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172e6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.138,
    "s": 65.414,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32541,
    "c": 0.115,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172E6E

secondary

#A4893D

accent

#BC3FE8

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06050E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #172E6E

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

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