What color is #17004B?

#17004B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17004B?

The RGB value is 23, 0, 75: 23 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17004B?

The complementary color is #344B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17004B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17004B color

#17004B rgb(23, 0, 75)

Shades of black

The hex color #17004B is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0% green and 29.4% blue (23, 0, 75).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#17004B color codes

HEX	`#17004B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 0, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 100%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.23, 32.92, -40.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.23, 52.3, 309.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.623, 0.69, 6.703)`
Decimal	`1507403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17004B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #17004B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17004B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #17004B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17004b; }
.text { color: #17004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17004b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 0 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17004b, #3d004b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #17004B?: #17004B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17004B?: The RGB value is 23, 0, 75: 23 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17004B?: The complementary color is #344B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17004B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.