#172944

Color #172944

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#172944

RGB

rgb(23, 41, 68)

HSL

hsl(216, 49.5%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 66.2%, 26.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 73.3%)

LAB

lab(16.43, 2.48, -19.23)

LCH

lch(16.43, 19.39, 277.35)

OKLCH

oklch(28%, 0.0556, 258.27)

HWB

hwb(216, 9%, 73.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#443217

Analogous

#173f44

#172944

#1b1744

Triadic

#172944

#441729

#294417

Split-complementary

#172944

#441b17

#3f4417

Tetradic

#172944

#321744

#443217

#294417

Square

#172944

#44173f

#443217

#17441b

Shades

Color #172944 mixed toward black.

#132239

#0f1b2d

#0b1422

#080e17

#04070b

Tints

Color #172944 mixed toward white.

#294878

#3a68ac

#628cca

#97b2dc

#cbd9ed

Tones

Color #172944 mixed toward gray.

#1b2a40

#1e2a3c

#222b39

#262c35

#2a2d31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#20203f · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#1f1e3d · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#183a39 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #172944;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172944]

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

#172944 (#172944) is rgb(23, 41, 68) in RGB.

No, #172944 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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