#174989#174989

#174989 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.119 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174989
RGB	rgb(23, 73, 137)
HSL	hsl(214, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(214, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 46.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 8.44, -40.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 41.21, 281.81°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% -0.0278 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.119 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2496, 6.7525, 24.5833)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174989 #895717

analogous

#178289 #174989 #1E1789

triadic

#174989 #891749 #498917

tetradic

#174989 #891782 #895717 #17891E

square

#174989 #891782 #895717 #17891E

split-complementary

#174989 #891E17 #828917

monochromatic

#051120 #0E2D55 #174989 #2065BD #3C83DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#174989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#174989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174989

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174989	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B4588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.119 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687bac',
    500: '#174989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174989;
$custom-light: #687bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.684,
    "s": 71.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40957,
    "c": 0.11908,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174989

secondary

#BD863F

accent

#9F3AEE

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #174989

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

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