What color is #1746B3?

#1746B3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Once in a Blue Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1746B3?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 179: 23 red, 70 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1746B3?

The complementary color is #B38417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1746B3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1746B3 color

#1746B3 rgb(23, 70, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1746B3 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 70.2% blue (23, 70, 179).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 77% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Once in a Blue Moon (#0044BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#1746B3 color codes

HEX	`#1746B3`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 77%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 87%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 61%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, 27.48, -61.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 67.71, 293.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.677, 7.816, 43.585)`
Decimal	`1525427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1746B3, 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 #1746B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1746B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #1746B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1746b3; }
.text { color: #1746b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1746b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1746b3, #3617b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1746B3?: #1746B3 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Once in a Blue Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1746B3?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 179: 23 red, 70 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1746B3?: The complementary color is #B38417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1746B3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.