#174EA6 Color

#174EA6 is rgb(23, 78, 166) in RGB and hsl(217, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#174EA6

HEX#174EA6

RGBrgb(23, 78, 166)

HSLhsl(217, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(217, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.153 259.9)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #174EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #174EA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#174EA6 Complementary#A66F17 Analogous#1795A6 Analogous#2717A6 Triadic#A6174E Triadic#4EA617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #174EA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C60CE #3175E3 #5990E8 #81ABEE #AAC6F3 #CEDEF8

Shades

#144390 #113B7E #0E3067 #0B2651 #081B3A #061328

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