#172AA6 Color

#172AA6 is rgb(23, 42, 166) in RGB and hsl(232, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#172AA6

HEX#172AA6

RGBrgb(23, 42, 166)

HSLhsl(232, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(232, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(37.5% 0.196 267.2)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 75%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172AA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172AA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172AA6 Complementary#A69317 Analogous#1771A6 Analogous#4B17A6 Triadic#A6172A Triadic#2AA617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172AA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C34CE #3148E3 #596CE8 #8190EE #AAB4F3 #CED3F8

Shades

#142490 #11207E #0E1A67 #0B1451 #080F3A #060A28

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