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#174888 color: Indigo Hamlet

#174888 is rgb(23, 72, 136) in RGB and oklch(40.647% 0.1189 256.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

40.6%
0.119
257°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #174888

#174888 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.06:1 contrast and black text 2.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Hamlet (#1f4788). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #174888 mixed with white

  1. 174888
  2. 2f5a94
  3. 456ba1
  4. 5b7dad
  5. 718fb9
  6. 88a1c5
  7. 9fb4d1
  8. b6c6dc
  9. ced9e8
  10. e6ecf3

Darker: #174888 mixed with black

  1. 174888
  2. 123d75
  3. 0e3363
  4. 0a2952
  5. 061f41
  6. 041631
  7. 020d22
  8. 010613
  9. 000206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #174888 with less saturation

  1. 174888
  2. 1e4982
  3. 25497c
  4. 2a4a76
  5. 2f4a70
  6. 344a69
  7. 394a63
  8. 3d4a5d
  9. 414a56
  10. 454a50

Questions about #174888

What color is #174888?

#174888 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Indigo Hamlet. In RGB it is rgb(23, 72, 136), in HSL hsl(213.98, 71.07%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.647% 0.1189 256.807).

What colors go well with #174888?

The complementary color of #174888 is #684000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005373 and #473c85. The triadic partners are #7d2732 and #265705.

Is white or black text more readable on #174888?

White text reads better on #174888: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and black gives 2.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #174888 a warm or cool color?

#174888 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.119.