#172CB5 Color

#172CB5 is rgb(23, 44, 181) in RGB and hsl(232, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#172CB5

HEX#172CB5

RGBrgb(23, 44, 181)

HSLhsl(232, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(232, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.212 266.8)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 76%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172CB5 Complementary#B5A017 Analogous#177BB5 Analogous#5117B5 Triadic#B5172C Triadic#2CB517

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C35D9 #3D53E6 #6173EA #8593EF #A9B3F4 #D2D7F9

Shades

#15279E #122187 #0F1C71 #0B1556 #08103F #050A29

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