#174481

Color #174481

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.89 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#174481

RGB

rgb(23, 68, 129)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 69.7%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 82.2%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(29.16, 8.56, -38.72)

LCH

lch(29.16, 39.65, 282.47)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.1139, 257.27)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 9%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#815417

Analogous

#177981

#174481

#1f1781

Triadic

#174481

#811744

#448117

Split-complementary

#174481

#811f17

#798117

Tetradic

#174481

#541781

#815417

#448117

Square

#174481

#811779

#815417

#17811f

Shades

Color #174481 mixed toward black.

#13396b

#0f2d56

#0c2240

#08172b

#040b15

Tints

Color #174481 mixed toward white.

#205fb4

#347bdb

#679ce4

#9abded

#ccdef6

Tones

Color #174481 mixed toward gray.

#204578

#29476f

#324866

#3a495e

#434b55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303176 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#2e2a73 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#1b6c6a · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #174481;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#174481]

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

#174481 (#174481) is rgb(23, 68, 129) in RGB.

No, #174481 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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