#173EA1 Color

#173EA1 is rgb(23, 62, 161) in RGB and hsl(223, 75%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#173EA1

HEX#173EA1

RGBrgb(23, 62, 161)

HSLhsl(223, 75%, 36%)

HSVhsv(223, 86%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.166 264)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 61%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #173EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #173EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#173EA1 Complementary#A17A17 Analogous#1783A1 Analogous#3517A1 Triadic#A1173E Triadic#3EA117

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #173EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1D4DC9 #3264E2 #5A82E7 #7E9DED #A6BBF2 #CEDAF8

Shades

#14358A #112E78 #0E2662 #0B1F50 #08163A #060F28

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