What color is #17204D?

#17204D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17204D?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 77: 23 red, 32 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17204D?

The complementary color is #4D4417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17204D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17204D color

#17204D rgb(23, 32, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17204D is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 30.2% blue (23, 32, 77).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#17204D color codes

HEX	`#17204D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 58%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.12, 12.86, -29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.12, 31.81, 293.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.209, 1.751, 7.241)`
Decimal	`1515597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17204D, 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 #17204D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17204D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #17204D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17204d; }
.text { color: #17204d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17204d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17204d, #29174d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #17204D?: #17204D is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17204D?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 77: 23 red, 32 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17204D?: The complementary color is #4D4417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17204D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.