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#172540

#172540oklch(0.2669 0.0543 262.5)

#172540 (#172540) is a very dark greyish blue, closest to the CSS color midnightblue. In OKLCH it has lightness 26.7%, chroma 0.054 and hue 262.5°; its relative luminance is 1.9%. White text reads best on it (APCA Lc 105, WCAG 15.27:1). It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.8).

#172540 in every format

HEX#172540
RGBrgb(23 37 64)
HSLhsl(219.5 47.1% 17.1%)
HSB / HSVhsb(219.5 64.1% 25.1%)
HWBhwb(219.5 9.0% 74.9%)
CMYK (formula)cmyk(64/42/0/75)
CMYK (FOGRA39 coated)cmyk(98/84/44/52)
CIELAB (D50)lab(14.56 1.41 -19.34)
LChlch(14.56 19.39 274.2)
OKLaboklab(0.2669 -0.0071 -0.0538)
OKLCHoklch(0.2669 0.0543 262.5)
CIE XYZ (D65)color(xyz-d65 0.01940 0.01875 0.05110)
CIE xyYxyY(0.2174 0.2101 0.0188)
Display P3color(display-p3 0.1020 0.1436 0.2431)
Linear sRGBcolor(srgb-linear 0.00857 0.01850 0.05127)
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Text on #172540

White textWCAG 15.27:1 · APCA Lc 105
Black textWCAG 1.38:1 · APCA Lc 0

Color blindness

Machado 2009 simulation
#172540normal
#1A2741protanopia
#15243Fdeuteranopia
#012B2Ftritanopia

Tints and shades

OKLCH lightness steps, hue held
#DFEFFF
#C5D8FC
#ABBEE2
#93A5C7
#7B8DAE
#637595
#4D5E7D
#384865
#24324F
#111E39
#020B24

Harmonies

hue rotations in OKLCH
Complementary
#172540
#332301
Analogous
#172540
#012A3C
#27203E
Triadic
#172540
#3C1A19
#152C13
Split complementary
#172540
#3A1D09
#262804
Tetradic
#172540
#391A28
#332301
#002E23

Similar colors

nearest by CIEDE2000

Palettes with #172540

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