#173494#173494

#173494 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.161 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173494
RGB	rgb(23, 52, 148)
HSL	hsl(226, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(226, 84%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.09, 27.43, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.09, 61.89, 296.31°)
OKLab	oklab(37.33% -0.0122 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(37.33% 0.161 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.9248, 4.7754, 28.5680)
Luminance	0.0478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173494 #947717

analogous

#177294 #173494 #381794

triadic

#173494 #941734 #349417

tetradic

#173494 #941772 #947717 #179438

square

#173494 #941772 #947717 #179438

split-complementary

#173494 #943817 #729417

monochromatic

#070F2A #0F215F #173494 #1F47C9 #4468E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.74

#173494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#173494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173494

10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173494	1.00	10.74	1.96	10.74
#FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003892

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 52, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.161 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d6bb4',
    500: '#173494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173494;
$custom-light: #6d6bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.08,
    "s": 73.099,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37329,
    "c": 0.16111,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173494

secondary

#C3A544

accent

#C538F0

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#080611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #173494

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

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