What color is #171D5E?

#171D5E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171D5E?

The RGB value is 23, 29, 94: 23 red, 29 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171D5E?

The complementary color is #5E5817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171D5E color

#171D5E rgb(23, 29, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #171D5E is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.4% green and 36.9% blue (23, 29, 94).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Cowboy (#222266), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#171D5E color codes

HEX	`#171D5E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 29, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 69%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.78, 21.97, -39.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.78, 45.2, 299.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.812, 1.869, 10.8)`
Decimal	`1514846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171D5E, 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 #171D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #171D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171d5e; }
.text { color: #171d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 29 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171d5e, #35175e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #171D5E?: #171D5E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171D5E?: The RGB value is 23, 29, 94: 23 red, 29 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171D5E?: The complementary color is #5E5817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.