#174997#174997
#174997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.139 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #174997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 73, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 74%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 85%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.8%, 51.7%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.21, 14.18, -47.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.21, 49.41, 286.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.02% -0.0254 -0.1363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.02% 0.139 259.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3198, 7.1806, 30.2197) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.13
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.82
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.72
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.75
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.39
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#174997 #976517
analogous
#178997 #174997 #251797
triadic
#174997 #971749 #499717
tetradic
#174997 #971789 #976517 #179725
square
#174997 #971789 #976517 #179725
split-complementary
#174997 #972517 #899717
monochromatic
#07162D #0F2F62 #174997 #1F63CC #4683E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#174997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#174997 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #174997
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##174997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##174997 | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#16529A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004695
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #174997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.139 259.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c7bb6',
500: '#174997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #174997; $custom-light: #6c7bb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#174997",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 73,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.563,
"s": 73.563,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42022,
"c": 0.1387,
"h": 259.4
},
"luminance": 0.07182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#174997
secondary
#C49346
accent
#A838F0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#080911
muted
#7B7B80