#173268#173268

#173268 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.100 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173268
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 104)
HSL	hsl(220, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(220, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.9%, 51.9%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.81, 10.83, -34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.81, 36.32, 287.35°)
OKLab	oklab(32.96% -0.0134 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(32.96% 0.1 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.9917, 3.4624, 13.5520)
Luminance	0.0346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173268 #684D17

analogous

#175B68 #173268 #241768

triadic

#173268 #681732 #326817

tetradic

#173268 #68175B #684D17 #176824

square

#173268 #68175B #684D17 #176824

split-complementary

#173268 #682417 #5B6817

monochromatic

#060C19 #0C1A36 #173268 #224A9A #2D62CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.41

#173268 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#173268 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173268

12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173268	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173268	1.00	12.41	1.69	12.41
#FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13386A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003167

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173268;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.100 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616993',
    500: '#173268',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173268;
$custom-light: #616993;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173268",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32959,
    "c": 0.10047,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173268

secondary

#9E7E3D

accent

#B041E7

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF1

border

#C6C6CB

text

#05060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #173268

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

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