#174D8C#174D8C

#174D8C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.118 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174D8C
RGB	rgb(23, 77, 140)
HSL	hsl(212, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(212, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 45%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 6.96, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 40.50, 279.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% -0.0305 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.118 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7391, 7.3824, 25.8229)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174D8C #8C5617

analogous

#17888C #174D8C #1C178C

triadic

#174D8C #8C174D #4D8C17

tetradic

#174D8C #8C1788 #8C5617 #178C1C

square

#174D8C #8C1788 #8C5617 #178C1C

split-complementary

#174D8C #8C1C17 #888C17

monochromatic

#061323 #0E3057 #174D8C #206AC1 #3E88DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#174D8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#174D8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174D8C

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174D8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174D8C	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174d8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 77, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.118 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#697eae',
    500: '#174d8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174d8c;
$custom-light: #697eae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174d8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 71.779,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42125,
    "c": 0.1184,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174D8C

secondary

#BF843F

accent

#9B39EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #174D8C

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

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