#173261

Color #173261

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#173261

RGB

rgb(23, 50, 97)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 61.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 76.3%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.3%, 48.5%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(21.31, 7.91, -30.92)

LCH

lch(21.31, 31.92, 284.35)

OKLCH

oklch(32.4%, 0.0897, 260.63)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 9%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#614617

Analogous

#175761

#173261

#211761

Triadic

#173261

#611732

#326117

Split-complementary

#173261

#612117

#576117

Tetradic

#173261

#461761

#614617

#326117

Square

#173261

#611757

#614617

#176121

Shades

Color #173261 mixed toward black.

#132a51

#0f2141

#0b1930

#081120

#040810

Tints

Color #173261 mixed toward white.

#234d95

#3068ca

#618dda

#96b3e6

#cad9f3

Tones

Color #173261 mixed toward gray.

#1d345b

#233555

#29374e

#303948

#363a42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252558 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#242156 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#19514f · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #173261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#173261]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#173261 (#173261) is rgb(23, 50, 97) in RGB.

No, #173261 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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