What color is #171E69?

#171E69 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 #171E69?

The RGB value is 23, 30, 105: 23 red, 30 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171E69?

The complementary color is #696217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171E69 color

#171E69 rgb(23, 30, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #171E69 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.8% green and 41.2% blue (23, 30, 105).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Cowboy (#222266), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#171E69 color codes

HEX	`#171E69`
RGB	`rgb(23, 30, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 71%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.16, 25.6, -44.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.16, 51.36, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.367, 2.13, 13.596)`
Decimal	`1515113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171E69, 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 #171E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #171E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171e69; }
.text { color: #171e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 30 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171e69, #391769); }

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Questions

What color is #171E69?: #171E69 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 #171E69?: The RGB value is 23, 30, 105: 23 red, 30 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171E69?: The complementary color is #696217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.