#174A9B Color

#174A9B is rgb(23, 74, 155) in RGB and hsl(217, 74%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#174A9B

HEX#174A9B

RGBrgb(23, 74, 155)

HSLhsl(217, 74%, 35%)

HSVhsv(217, 85%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(42.6% 0.143 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 52%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #174A9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #174A9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#174A9B Complementary#9B6917 Analogous#178C9B Analogous#27179B Triadic#9B174A Triadic#4A9B17

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #174A9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1D5DC3 #2E72E0 #568DE6 #7EA8EC #A6C3F2 #CEDEF8

Shades

#15418A #113773 #0F2E62 #0B244B #091B3A #051123

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