#173965

Color #173965

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.37 Nearest Tailwind class sky-950 #052f4a · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#173965

RGB

rgb(23, 57, 101)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 62.9%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 77.2%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(23.83, 4.6, -29.49)

LCH

lch(23.83, 29.85, 278.87)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.0868, 256.06)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 9%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#654317

Analogous

#176065

#173965

#1c1765

Triadic

#173965

#651739

#396517

Split-complementary

#173965

#651c17

#606517

Tetradic

#173965

#431765

#654317

#396517

Square

#173965

#651760

#654317

#17651c

Shades

Color #173965 mixed toward black.

#133054

#0f2643

#0b1d32

#081322

#040a11

Tints

Color #173965 mixed toward white.

#235799

#2f74ce

#6297db

#96bae7

#cbdcf3

Tones

Color #173965 mixed toward gray.

#1d3a5e

#243b58

#2a3b51

#313c4b

#373d44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292a5d · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#27255a · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#1a5554 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #173965;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#173965]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#173965 (#173965) is rgb(23, 57, 101) in RGB.

No, #173965 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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