What color is #170074?

#170074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Insomniac Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170074?

The RGB value is 23, 0, 116: 23 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170074?

The complementary color is #5D7400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170074 color

#170074 rgb(23, 0, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #170074 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (23, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Insomniac Blue (#110077), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#170074 color codes

HEX	`#170074`
RGB	`rgb(23, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 100%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, 44.7, -58.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 73.37, 307.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.505, 1.443, 16.613)`
Decimal	`1507444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170074, 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 #170074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #170074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170074; }
.text { color: #170074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170074, #510074); }

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Questions

What color is #170074?: #170074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Insomniac Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170074?: The RGB value is 23, 0, 116: 23 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170074?: The complementary color is #5D7400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.