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#173f67 color: Blue Opal

#173f67 is rgb(23, 63, 103) in RGB and oklch(36.114% 0.08257 251.214) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

36.1%
0.083
251°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #173f67

#173f67 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 36.1% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.81:1 contrast and black text 1.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Opal (#124168). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #173f67 mixed with white

  1. 173f67
  2. 2e5176
  3. 436385
  4. 597594
  5. 6f88a3
  6. 869bb2
  7. 9daec1
  8. b5c2d0
  9. cdd6e0
  10. e6eaef

Darker: #173f67 mixed with black

  1. 173f67
  2. 123559
  3. 0e2c4b
  4. 0a233d
  5. 061b30
  6. 041223
  7. 020a17
  8. 01040c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #173f67 with less saturation

  1. 173f67
  2. 1c3f63
  3. 213f5f
  4. 253f5b
  5. 293f57
  6. 2d3f53
  7. 313f4e
  8. 343f4a
  9. 373e46
  10. 3a3e42

Questions about #173f67

What color is #173f67?

#173f67 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Opal. In RGB it is rgb(23, 63, 103), in HSL hsl(210, 63.49%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.114% 0.08257 251.214).

What colors go well with #173f67?

The complementary color of #173f67 is #583400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00465c and #373767. The triadic partners are #612832 and #2d4612.

Is white or black text more readable on #173f67?

White text reads better on #173f67: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and black gives 1.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #173f67 a warm or cool color?

#173f67 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 36.1% and its chroma 0.083.