#172E94#172E94

#172E94 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.168 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172E94
RGB	rgb(23, 46, 148)
HSL	hsl(229, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(229, 84%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.56, 31.47, -57.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.56, 65.98, 298.49°)
OKLab	oklab(36.21% -0.0093 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(36.21% 0.168 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.6738, 4.2735, 28.4843)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172E94 #947D17

analogous

#176C94 #172E94 #3E1794

triadic

#172E94 #94172E #2E9417

tetradic

#172E94 #94176C #947D17 #17943E

square

#172E94 #94176C #947D17 #17943E

split-complementary

#172E94 #943E17 #6C9417

monochromatic

#070D2A #0F1E5F #172E94 #1F3EC9 #4461E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#172E94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#172E94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172E94

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172E94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172E94	1.00	11.32	1.85	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003492

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172e94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 46, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.168 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d66b4',
    500: '#172e94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172e94;
$custom-light: #6d66b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172e94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.96,
    "s": 73.099,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36206,
    "c": 0.16829,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172E94

secondary

#C3AB44

accent

#CE38F0

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#080611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #172E94

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

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