#172e4c

Color #172e4c

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#172e4c

RGB

rgb(23, 46, 76)

HSL

hsl(214, 53.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 69.7%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(18.62, 2.1, -21.23)

LCH

lch(18.62, 21.33, 275.65)

OKLCH

oklch(29.9%, 0.0621, 255.74)

HWB

hwb(214, 9%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c3517

Analogous

#17484c

#172e4c

#1b174c

Triadic

#172e4c

#4c172e

#2e4c17

Split-complementary

#172e4c

#4c1b17

#484c17

Tetradic

#172e4c

#35174c

#4c3517

#2e4c17

Square

#172e4c

#4c1748

#4c3517

#174c1b

Shades

Color #172e4c mixed toward black.

#13263f

#0f1f33

#0c1726

#080f19

#04080d

Tints

Color #172e4c mixed toward white.

#274e81

#376eb5

#6191cf

#96b6df

#cadaef

Tones

Color #172e4c mixed toward gray.

#1b2f48

#202f43

#24303f

#29303a

#2d3136

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232346 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#222045 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#194140 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #172e4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172e4c]

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

#172e4c (#172e4c) is rgb(23, 46, 76) in RGB.

No, #172e4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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