#174998#174998
#174998 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.140 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #174998 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 73, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 74%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 85%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.9%, 52%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.29, 14.59, -47.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.29, 50.00, 286.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.1% -0.0253 -0.1378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.1% 0.14 259.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4013, 7.2132, 30.6492) |
| Luminance | 0.0721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.23
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.69
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.79
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 3.86
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 4.52
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#174998 #986617
analogous
#178A98 #174998 #261798
triadic
#174998 #981749 #499817
tetradic
#174998 #98178A #986617 #179826
square
#174998 #98178A #986617 #179826
split-complementary
#174998 #982617 #8A9817
monochromatic
#07162E #0F2F63 #174998 #1F63CD #4683E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.60
#174998 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#174998 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #174998
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##174998 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##174998 | 1.00 | 8.60 | 2.44 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#14529B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004696
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #174998; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.140 259.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c7bb7',
500: '#174998',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #174998; $custom-light: #6c7bb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#174998",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 73,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.744,
"s": 73.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42101,
"c": 0.14009,
"h": 259.6
},
"luminance": 0.07214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#174998
secondary
#C49447
accent
#A937F0
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEDF6
border
#C8C8D0
text
#080911
muted
#7B7B80