What color is #171533?

#171533 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171533?

The RGB value is 23, 21, 51: 23 red, 21 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171533?

The complementary color is #313315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171533 color

#171533 rgb(23, 21, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #171533 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.2% green and 20% blue (23, 21, 51).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#171533 color codes

HEX	`#171533`
RGB	`rgb(23, 21, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 59%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 59%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.63, 10.86, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.63, 22.39, 299.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.219, 0.957, 3.252)`
Decimal	`1512755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171533, 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 #171533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #171533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171533; }
.text { color: #171533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 21 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171533, #261533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171533?: #171533 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171533?: The RGB value is 23, 21, 51: 23 red, 21 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171533?: The complementary color is #313315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.