#175F85#175F85

#175F85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.091 H 237.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#175F85
RGB	rgb(23, 95, 133)
HSL	hsl(201, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(201, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, -7.39, -27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 28.23, 254.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% -0.0492 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.091 237.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6775, 10.0590, 23.6700)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#175F85 #853D17

analogous

#178574 #175F85 #172885

triadic

#175F85 #85175F #5F8517

tetradic

#175F85 #741785 #853D17 #288517

square

#175F85 #741785 #853D17 #288517

split-complementary

#175F85 #851728 #857417

monochromatic

#05141D #0E3A51 #175F85 #2084B9 #3AA4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#175F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#175F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #175F85

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##175F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##175F85	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #175f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 95, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.091 237.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688ca8',
    500: '#175f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #175f85;
$custom-light: #688ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#175f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.727,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46151,
    "c": 0.09141,
    "h": 237.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#175F85

secondary

#B9693F

accent

#783BED

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #175F85

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

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