What color is #1726F0?

#1726F0 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Slice of Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1726F0?

The RGB value is 23, 38, 240: 23 red, 38 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1726F0?

The complementary color is #F0E117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1726F0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1726F0 color

#1726F0 rgb(23, 38, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1726F0 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.9% green and 94.1% blue (23, 38, 240).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Slice of Heaven (#0022EE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#1726F0 color codes

HEX	`#1726F0`
RGB	`rgb(23, 38, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 84%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, 66.28, -97.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 117.54, 304.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.769, 7.857, 83.054)`
Decimal	`1517296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1726F0, 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 #1726F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1726F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #1726F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1726f0; }
.text { color: #1726f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1726f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 38 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1726f0, #7517f0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1726F0?: #1726F0 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Slice of Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1726F0?: The RGB value is 23, 38, 240: 23 red, 38 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1726F0?: The complementary color is #F0E117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1726F0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.