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#173b68 color: Ateneo Blue

#173b68 is rgb(23, 59, 104) in RGB and oklch(35.165% 0.08874 255.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

35.2%
0.089
256°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #173b68

#173b68 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.28:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ateneo Blue (#003a6c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #173b68 mixed with white

  1. 173b68
  2. 2d4d77
  3. 426086
  4. 587295
  5. 6e85a4
  6. 8599b3
  7. 9dadc2
  8. b4c1d1
  9. cdd5e0
  10. e6eaf0

Darker: #173b68 mixed with black

  1. 173b68
  2. 123259
  3. 0e294b
  4. 0a213e
  5. 061930
  6. 041124
  7. 020918
  8. 01040c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #173b68 with less saturation

  1. 173b68
  2. 1c3b64
  3. 203c5f
  4. 243c5b
  5. 283c56
  6. 2b3c52
  7. 2f3c4d
  8. 323c49
  9. 353c44
  10. 383b40

Questions about #173b68

What color is #173b68?

#173b68 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Ateneo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(23, 59, 104), in HSL hsl(213.33, 63.78%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.165% 0.08874 255.519).

What colors go well with #173b68?

The complementary color of #173b68 is #553200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00435e and #383267. The triadic partners are #61242b and #24450f.

Is white or black text more readable on #173b68?

White text reads better on #173b68: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #173b68 a warm or cool color?

#173b68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.089.