#176F94#176F94

#176F94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.097 H 232.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176F94
RGB	rgb(23, 111, 148)
HSL	hsl(198, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(198, 84%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 25%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, -11.24, -27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 29.38, 247.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% -0.0593 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.097 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3809, 13.6877, 30.0534)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176F94 #943C17

analogous

#17947A #176F94 #173094

triadic

#176F94 #94176F #6F9417

tetradic

#176F94 #7A1794 #943C17 #309417

square

#176F94 #7A1794 #943C17 #309417

split-complementary

#176F94 #941730 #947A17

monochromatic

#07202A #0F475F #176F94 #1F97C9 #44B3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#176F94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#176F94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176F94

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176F94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176F94	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176f94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 111, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.097 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c98b3',
    500: '#176f94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176f94;
$custom-light: #6c98b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176f94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.76,
    "s": 73.099,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51034,
    "c": 0.09687,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176F94

secondary

#C36A44

accent

#6E38F0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #176F94

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

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