#23174F#23174F

#23174F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.098 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23174F
RGB	rgb(35, 23, 79)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 70.9%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.83, 22.65, -32.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.83, 39.63, 304.86°)
OKLab	oklab(25.82% 0.0291 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(25.82% 0.098 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.4104, 1.5345, 7.5648)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.13

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23174F #434F17

analogous

#17274F #23174F #3F174F

triadic

#23174F #4F2317 #174F23

tetradic

#23174F #4F1727 #434F17 #174F3F

square

#23174F #4F1727 #434F17 #174F3F

split-complementary

#23174F #4F3F17 #274F17

monochromatic

#0A0718 #0E0920 #23174F #38257E #4D33AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.07

#23174F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#23174F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23174F

16.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23174F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23174F	1.00	16.07	1.31	16.07
#FFFFFF	16.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#132530

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23174f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 23, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.098 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635581',
    500: '#23174f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23174f;
$custom-light: #635581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23174f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25817,
    "c": 0.09767,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23174F

secondary

#76863C

accent

#DE4ABE

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#05030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #23174F

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

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