#174259#174259

#174259 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.061 H 235.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174259
RGB	rgb(23, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(201, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(201, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.16, -6.29, -18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.16, 19.10, 250.76°)
OKLab	oklab(36.06% -0.0348 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(36.06% 0.061 235.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1040, 4.7994, 10.1593)
Luminance	0.0480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174259 #592E17

analogous

#17594F #174259 #172159

triadic

#174259 #591742 #425917

tetradic

#174259 #4F1759 #592E17 #215917

square

#174259 #4F1759 #592E17 #215917

split-complementary

#174259 #591721 #594F17

monochromatic

#061218 #0A1E28 #174259 #24668A #308ABA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.71

#174259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#174259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174259

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174259	1.00	10.71	1.96	10.71
#FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37425A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3B59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00484A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.061 235.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d7688',
    500: '#174259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174259;
$custom-light: #5d7688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.909,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36059,
    "c": 0.06146,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174259

secondary

#90593C

accent

#7C46E2

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#E9EDEF

border

#C5C8CA

text

#05080B

muted

#797B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #174259

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

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