#174979#174979

#174979 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.097 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174979
RGB	rgb(23, 73, 121)
HSL	hsl(209, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(209, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 39.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.22, 1.88, -32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.22, 32.08, 273.37°)
OKLab	oklab(39.84% -0.0315 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(39.84% 0.097 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.1858, 6.3270, 18.9807)
Luminance	0.0633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174979 #794717

analogous

#177978 #174979 #171879

triadic

#174979 #791749 #497917

tetradic

#174979 #781779 #794717 #187917

square

#174979 #781779 #794717 #187917

split-complementary

#174979 #791718 #797817

monochromatic

#05101A #0D2A46 #174979 #2168AC #3287D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#174979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#174979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174979

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174979	1.00	9.27	2.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324C7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234378

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00545B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.097 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#647ba0',
    500: '#174979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174979;
$custom-light: #647ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.388,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3984,
    "c": 0.09665,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174979

secondary

#AE753E

accent

#923DEB

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #174979

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

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