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#174168 color: Blue Opal

#174168 is rgb(23, 65, 104) in RGB and oklch(36.694% 0.08179 249.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

36.7%
0.082
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #174168

#174168 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 36.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.54:1 contrast and black text 1.99:1, 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: #174168 mixed with white

  1. 174168
  2. 2e5377
  3. 446485
  4. 5a7694
  5. 7089a3
  6. 879cb2
  7. 9eafc1
  8. b5c3d1
  9. cdd6e0
  10. e6ebef

Darker: #174168 mixed with black

  1. 174168
  2. 123759
  3. 0e2e4b
  4. 0a253e
  5. 061c30
  6. 041324
  7. 020b18
  8. 01050c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #174168 with less saturation

  1. 174168
  2. 1d4164
  3. 224160
  4. 26415c
  5. 2a4158
  6. 2e4154
  7. 324050
  8. 35404c
  9. 394047
  10. 3c3f43

Questions about #174168

What color is #174168?

#174168 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Opal. In RGB it is rgb(23, 65, 104), in HSL hsl(208.89, 63.78%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.694% 0.08179 249.685).

What colors go well with #174168?

The complementary color of #174168 is #5a3600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00485c and #373969. The triadic partners are #622a35 and #314713.

Is white or black text more readable on #174168?

White text reads better on #174168: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and black gives 1.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #174168 a warm or cool color?

#174168 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 36.7% and its chroma 0.082.