What color is #17032B?

#17032B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17032B?

The RGB value is 23, 3, 43: 23 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17032B?

The complementary color is #172B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17032B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17032B color

#17032B rgb(23, 3, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #17032B is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 1.2% green and 16.9% blue (23, 3, 43).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 87% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#17032B color codes

HEX	`#17032B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 3, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 1.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 87%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 93%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 93%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.81, 17.25, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.81, 27.42, 308.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.822, 0.422, 2.323)`
Decimal	`1508139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17032B, 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 #17032B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17032B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #17032B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17032b; }
.text { color: #17032b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17032b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 3 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17032b, #2b032b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #17032B?: #17032B is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17032B?: The RGB value is 23, 3, 43: 23 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17032B?: The complementary color is #172B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17032B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.