Exploring the Color #170136

#170136 sits at 265° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 96% saturation and 11% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 23, 1, 54 produces a 19.19:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #170136 is a clear variant of CSS black — about 59 units away from #000000. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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