What color is #17559C?

#17559C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17559C?

The RGB value is 23, 85, 156: 23 red, 85 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17559C?

The complementary color is #9C5E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17559C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17559C color

#17559C rgb(23, 85, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17559C is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 33.3% green and 61.2% blue (23, 85, 156).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#17559C color codes

HEX	`#17559C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 85, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 33.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 85%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 46%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 8.14, -44.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 44.78, 280.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.6, 9.078, 32.692)`
Decimal	`1529244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17559C, 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 #17559C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17559C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #17559C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17559c; }
.text { color: #17559c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17559c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 85 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17559c, #1c179c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #17559C?: #17559C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17559C?: The RGB value is 23, 85, 156: 23 red, 85 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17559C?: The complementary color is #9C5E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17559C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.