#172f50

Color #172f50

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#172f50

RGB

rgb(23, 47, 80)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 55.3%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 71.2%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(19.2, 3.02, -23)

LCH

lch(19.2, 23.2, 277.48)

OKLCH

oklch(30.4%, 0.0672, 256.83)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 9%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#503817

Analogous

#174c50

#172f50

#1b1750

Triadic

#172f50

#50172f

#2f5017

Split-complementary

#172f50

#501b17

#4c5017

Tetradic

#172f50

#381750

#503817

#2f5017

Square

#172f50

#50174c

#503817

#17501b

Shades

Color #172f50 mixed toward black.

#132743

#0f1f35

#0c1828

#08101b

#04080d

Tints

Color #172f50 mixed toward white.

#264e85

#356db9

#6190d2

#96b5e1

#cadaf0

Tones

Color #172f50 mixed toward gray.

#1c304b

#213147

#253142

#2a323d

#2f3338

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.56:1

White text reads better on this background (13.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23244a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#222048 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#194443 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #172f50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172f50]

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

#172f50 (#172f50) is rgb(23, 47, 80) in RGB.

No, #172f50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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