What color is #17427E?

#17427E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17427E?

The RGB value is 23, 66, 126: 23 red, 66 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17427E?

The complementary color is #7E5317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17427E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17427E color

#17427E rgb(23, 66, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17427E is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.9% green and 49.4% blue (23, 66, 126).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#17427E color codes

HEX	`#17427E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 66, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 48%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.34, 8.7, -38.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.34, 39.15, 282.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.066, 5.584, 20.493)`
Decimal	`1524350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17427E, 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 #17427E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17427E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #17427E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17427e; }
.text { color: #17427e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17427e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 66 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17427e, #1f177e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #17427E?: #17427E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17427E?: The RGB value is 23, 66, 126: 23 red, 66 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17427E?: The complementary color is #7E5317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17427E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.