What color is #171247?

#171247 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171247?

The RGB value is 23, 18, 71: 23 red, 18 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171247?

The complementary color is #424712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171247 color

#171247 rgb(23, 18, 71)

Shades of black

The hex color #171247 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.1% green and 27.8% blue (23, 18, 71).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 60% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#171247 color codes

HEX	`#171247`
RGB	`rgb(23, 18, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 60%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 75%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 75%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.56, 20.76, -32.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.56, 38.45, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.707, 1.07, 6.077)`
Decimal	`1512007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171247, 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 #171247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #171247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171247; }
.text { color: #171247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 18 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171247, #321247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #171247?: #171247 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171247?: The RGB value is 23, 18, 71: 23 red, 18 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171247?: The complementary color is #424712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.