#172a46

Color #172a46

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#172a46

RGB

rgb(23, 42, 70)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 50.5%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 67.1%, 27.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.1%, 40%, 0%, 72.5%)

LAB

lab(16.89, 2.55, -19.87)

LCH

lch(16.89, 20.03, 277.31)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0576, 257.97)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 9%, 72.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#463317

Analogous

#174146

#172a46

#1b1746

Triadic

#172a46

#46172a

#2a4617

Split-complementary

#172a46

#461b17

#414617

Tetradic

#172a46

#331746

#463317

#2a4617

Square

#172a46

#461741

#463317

#17461b

Shades

Color #172a46 mixed toward black.

#13233a

#0f1c2f

#0b1523

#080e17

#04070c

Tints

Color #172a46 mixed toward white.

#28497a

#3969ae

#628dcb

#96b3dd

#cbd9ee

Tones

Color #172a46 mixed toward gray.

#1b2b42

#1f2b3e

#232c3a

#272d36

#2b2e32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212140 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#1f1e3f · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#183c3b · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #172a46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172a46]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#172a46 (#172a46) is rgb(23, 42, 70) in RGB.

No, #172a46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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