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#173154 Color

#173154 is rgb(23, 49, 84) in RGB, hsl(214, 57%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Prussian Blue (#003153), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#173154
HEX#173154
RGBrgb(23, 49, 84)
HSLhsl(214, 57%, 21%)
HSVhsv(214, 73%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(31.2% 0.071 256.5)
LABlab(19.76% -0.00 -24.70)
LCHlch(19.76% 24.70 269.99)

What #173154 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #173154, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#173154 Channel Values

How #173154 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 23 · G 49 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 57% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 73% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.09:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #173154 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #173154

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #173154; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #173154

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #173154.

How #173154 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#173154
Protanopia#2E2E54
Protanomaly#262F54
Deuteranopia#2A2A54
Deuteranomaly#242D54
Tritanopia#043737
Tritanomaly#0D3544
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #173154 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-173154: #173154;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #173154;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-173154': '#173154' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.192, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_173154">#173154</color>
SVG fillfill="#173154"

More Blue Colors

#173154 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#173154 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #173154?

#173154 is a dark blue — rgb(23, 49, 84) in RGB and hsl(214, 57%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #173154?

#173154 is rgb(23, 49, 84) — red 23, green 49, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #173154?

#173154 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #173154 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #173154 scores 13.09:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #173154 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #173154 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 26.66, which is a different colour altogether.

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