#172A6D Color

#172A6D is rgb(23, 42, 109) in RGB and hsl(227, 65%, 26%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#172A6D

HEX#172A6D

RGBrgb(23, 42, 109)

HSLhsl(227, 65%, 26%)

HSVhsv(227, 79%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(31.6% 0.119 267.1)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 61%, 0%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172A6D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text13.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172A6D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172A6D Complementary#6D5B17 Analogous#17556D Analogous#30176D Triadic#6D172A Triadic#2A6D17

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172A6D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#203A97 #2A4CC6 #4A69D9 #748CE2 #9EAFEA #CDD5F4

Shades

#152561 #122054 #0F1B48 #0C1537 #09102A #060B1D

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