#174459#174459

#174459 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.060 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174459
RGB	rgb(23, 68, 89)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.84, -7.57, -16.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.84, 18.58, 245.96°)
OKLab	oklab(36.6% -0.0371 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(36.6% 0.06 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.2229, 5.0372, 10.1990)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174459 #592C17

analogous

#17594D #174459 #172359

triadic

#174459 #591744 #445917

tetradic

#174459 #4D1759 #592C17 #235917

square

#174459 #4D1759 #592C17 #235917

split-complementary

#174459 #591723 #594D17

monochromatic

#061318 #0A1F28 #174459 #24698A #308EBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#174459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#174459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174459

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174459	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A435A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 68, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.060 232.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e7788',
    500: '#174459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174459;
$custom-light: #5e7788;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.091,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36604,
    "c": 0.06035,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174459

secondary

#90573C

accent

#7746E2

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#E9EDEF

border

#C5C8CA

text

#05080B

muted

#797B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #174459

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

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