#23174E#23174E

#23174E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.096 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23174E
RGB	rgb(35, 23, 78)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.74, 22.30, -31.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.74, 38.99, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(25.72% 0.0292 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(25.72% 0.096 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3743, 1.5201, 7.3745)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.06

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23174E #424E17

analogous

#17274E #23174E #3F174E

triadic

#23174E #4E2317 #174E23

tetradic

#23174E #4E1727 #424E17 #174E3F

square

#23174E #4E1727 #424E17 #174E3F

split-complementary

#23174E #4E3F17 #274E17

monochromatic

#0B0718 #0E091F #23174E #38257D #4D33AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.10

#23174E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#23174E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23174E

16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23174E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23174E	1.00	16.10	1.30	16.10
#FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002250

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#142430

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23174e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 23, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.096 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635480',
    500: '#23174e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23174e;
$custom-light: #635480;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23174e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.091,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25723,
    "c": 0.0962,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23174E

secondary

#75853C

accent

#DE4ABE

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #23174E

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

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