What color is #1731BA?

#1731BA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Persian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1731BA?

The RGB value is 23, 49, 186: 23 red, 49 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1731BA?

The complementary color is #BAA017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1731BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1731BA color

#1731BA rgb(23, 49, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1731BA is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 19.2% green and 72.9% blue (23, 49, 186).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 78% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1C39BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#1731BA color codes

HEX	`#1731BA`
RGB	`rgb(23, 49, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 19.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 78%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 88%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 74%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.22, 43.57, -73.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.22, 85.22, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.311, 5.923, 47.045)`
Decimal	`1520058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1731BA, 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 #1731BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1731BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #1731BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1731ba; }
.text { color: #1731ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1731ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 49 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1731ba, #4f17ba); }

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Questions

What color is #1731BA?: #1731BA is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Persian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1731BA?: The RGB value is 23, 49, 186: 23 red, 49 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1731BA?: The complementary color is #BAA017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1731BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.