#171a49

Color #171a49

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#171a49

RGB

rgb(23, 26, 73)

HSL

hsl(236.4, 52.1%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.4, 68.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.5%, 64.4%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(11.97, 15.73, -29.83)

LCH

lch(11.97, 33.72, 297.8)

OKLCH

oklch(24.7%, 0.0861, 275.4)

HWB

hwb(236.4, 9%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494617

Analogous

#173349

#171a49

#2d1749

Triadic

#171a49

#49171a

#1a4917

Split-complementary

#171a49

#492d17

#334917

Tetradic

#171a49

#461749

#494617

#1a4917

Square

#171a49

#491733

#494617

#17492d

Shades

Color #171a49 mixed toward black.

#13163d

#0f1131

#0b0d24

#080918

#04040c

Tints

Color #171a49 mixed toward white.

#272d7d

#383fb2

#6268cd

#969ade

#cbcdee

Tones

Color #171a49 mixed toward gray.

#1b1e45

#1f2141

#23253c

#282938

#2c2c34

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181841 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#18183f · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#173a38 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #171a49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171a49]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#171a49 (#171a49) is rgb(23, 26, 73) in RGB.

No, #171a49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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