#172FA6 Color

#172FA6 is rgb(23, 47, 166) in RGB and hsl(230, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#172FA6

HEX#172FA6

RGBrgb(23, 47, 166)

HSLhsl(230, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(230, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.19 266.7)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 72%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172FA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172FA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172FA6 Complementary#A68E17 Analogous#1776A6 Analogous#4617A6 Triadic#A6172F Triadic#2FA617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172FA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C3ACE #314EE3 #5971E8 #8193EE #AAB6F3 #CED5F8

Shades

#142890 #11237E #0E1D67 #0B1751 #08103A #060B28

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