What color is #17327E?

#17327E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17327E?

The RGB value is 23, 50, 126: 23 red, 50 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17327E?

The complementary color is #7E6317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17327E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17327E color

#17327E rgb(23, 50, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17327E is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 19.6% green and 49.4% blue (23, 50, 126).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Below the Surface (#0A2F7C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#17327E color codes

HEX	`#17327E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 50, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 19.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 60%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 19.97, -45.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 50.04, 293.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.259, 3.969, 20.224)`
Decimal	`1520254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17327E, 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 #17327E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17327E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #17327E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17327e; }
.text { color: #17327e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17327e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 50 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17327e, #2f177e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #17327E?: #17327E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17327E?: The RGB value is 23, 50, 126: 23 red, 50 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17327E?: The complementary color is #7E6317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17327E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.