#172CA6 Color

#172CA6 is rgb(23, 44, 166) in RGB and hsl(231, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#172CA6

HEX#172CA6

RGBrgb(23, 44, 166)

HSLhsl(231, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(231, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.193 267)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 73%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172CA6 Complementary#A69117 Analogous#1774A6 Analogous#4917A6 Triadic#A6172C Triadic#2CA617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C37CE #314BE3 #596EE8 #8192EE #AAB5F3 #CED4F8

Shades

#142690 #11217E #0E1B67 #0B1551 #08103A #060B28

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