#172952

Color #172952

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#172952

RGB

rgb(23, 41, 82)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 56.2%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 72%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(72%, 50%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(17.35, 8.21, -27.29)

LCH

lch(17.35, 28.5, 286.74)

OKLCH

oklch(29%, 0.0785, 264.3)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 9%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#524017

Analogous

#174752

#172952

#231752

Triadic

#172952

#521729

#295217

Split-complementary

#172952

#522317

#475217

Tetradic

#172952

#401752

#524017

#295217

Square

#172952

#521747

#524017

#175223

Shades

Color #172952 mixed toward black.

#132244

#0f1b37

#0c1529

#080e1b

#04070e

Tints

Color #172952 mixed toward white.

#264387

#355ebb

#6184d3

#96ade1

#cad6f0

Tones

Color #172952 mixed toward gray.

#1c2b4d

#212d48

#262f43

#2b313e

#303339

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20204a · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#1f1e49 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#184442 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #172952;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172952]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#172952 (#172952) is rgb(23, 41, 82) in RGB.

No, #172952 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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