What color is #173185?

#173185 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173185?

The RGB value is 23, 49, 133: 23 red, 49 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173185?

The complementary color is #856B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173185 color

#173185 rgb(23, 49, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173185 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 19.2% green and 52.2% blue (23, 49, 133).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#173185 color codes

HEX	`#173185`
RGB	`rgb(23, 49, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 19.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 63%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.91, 23.51, -49.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.91, 55.02, 295.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.684, 4.072, 22.672)`
Decimal	`1520005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173185, 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 #173185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #173185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173185; }
.text { color: #173185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 49 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173185, #341785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #173185?: #173185 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173185?: The RGB value is 23, 49, 133: 23 red, 49 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173185?: The complementary color is #856B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.