#175996#175996

#175996 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.118 H 251.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#175996
RGB	rgb(23, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(209, 85%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 3.09, -39.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 39.19, 274.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% -0.0385 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.118 251)
XYZ	xyz(9.4287, 9.5277, 30.1903)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#175996 #965417

analogous

#179694 #175996 #171A96

triadic

#175996 #961759 #599617

tetradic

#175996 #941796 #965417 #1A9617

square

#175996 #941796 #965417 #1A9617

split-complementary

#175996 #96171A #969417

monochromatic

#071A2C #0F3A61 #175996 #1F78CB #4597E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#175996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#175996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #175996

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##175996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##175996	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #175996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.118 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b87b5',
    500: '#175996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #175996;
$custom-light: #6b87b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#175996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.819,
    "s": 73.41,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45691,
    "c": 0.11815,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.09529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#175996

secondary

#C38245

accent

#9038F0

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #175996

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

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