What color is #17175C?

#17175C is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17175C?

The RGB value is 23, 23, 92: 23 red, 23 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17175C?

The complementary color is #5C5C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17175C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17175C color

#17175C rgb(23, 23, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17175C is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9% green and 36.1% blue (23, 23, 92).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#17175C color codes

HEX	`#17175C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.03, 25.35, -41.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.03, 48.24, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.591, 1.567, 10.289)`
Decimal	`1513308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17175C, 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 #17175C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17175C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #17175C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17175c; }
.text { color: #17175c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17175c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17175c, #3a175c); }

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Questions

What color is #17175C?: #17175C is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17175C?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 92: 23 red, 23 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17175C?: The complementary color is #5C5C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17175C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.