#176990#176990

#176990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.096 H 235.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176990
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(199, 72%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(199, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, -9.21, -28.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 29.51, 251.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% -0.055 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.096 235.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4369, 12.2976, 28.2037)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176990 #903E17

analogous

#17907A #176990 #172C90

triadic

#176990 #901769 #699017

tetradic

#176990 #7A1790 #903E17 #2C9017

square

#176990 #7A1790 #903E17 #2C9017

split-complementary

#176990 #90172C #907A17

monochromatic

#061C26 #0F435B #176990 #1F8FC5 #41ADE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#176990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#176990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176990

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176990	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.096 235.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a93b0',
    500: '#176990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176990;
$custom-light: #6a93b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.339,
    "s": 72.455,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49301,
    "c": 0.09644,
    "h": 235.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176990

secondary

#C16B42

accent

#7339EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176990

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

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