#174970#174970

#174970 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.084 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174970
RGB	rgb(23, 73, 112)
HSL	hsl(206, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(206, 79%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 34.8%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.70, -1.76, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.70, 27.25, 266.31°)
OKLab	oklab(39.26% -0.0342 -0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(39.26% 0.084 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.6594, 6.1164, 16.2084)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174970 #703E17

analogous

#17706B #174970 #171D70

triadic

#174970 #701749 #497017

tetradic

#174970 #6B1770 #703E17 #1D7017

square

#174970 #6B1770 #703E17 #1D7017

split-complementary

#174970 #70171D #706B17

monochromatic

#051119 #0D283D #174970 #216AA3 #2D8BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#174970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#174970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174970

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174970	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A426F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.084 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#627b99',
    500: '#174970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174970;
$custom-light: #627b99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.292,
    "s": 65.926,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39264,
    "c": 0.08446,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174970

secondary

#A66B3D

accent

#893FE9

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #174970

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

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