#173CB5 Color

#173CB5 is rgb(23, 60, 181) in RGB and hsl(226, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#173CB5

HEX#173CB5

RGBrgb(23, 60, 181)

HSLhsl(226, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(226, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(42.1% 0.195 265.1)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 67%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #173CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #173CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#173CB5 Complementary#B59017 Analogous#178BB5 Analogous#4117B5 Triadic#B5173C Triadic#3CB517

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #173CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C48D9 #3D64E6 #6181EA #859EEF #A9BBF4 #D2DBF9

Shades

#15359E #122D87 #0F2671 #0B1D56 #08153F #050E29

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