Colour

#17002F

#17002F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#17002F is a violet with RGB values 23, 0, 47 and HSL 269°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#17002F#17002F

HEX#17002F

RGBrgb(23, 0, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0, 0.1843

RGB percentages9%, 0%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(269.4, 100%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 100%, 18.4%)

CMYK51.1%, 100%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,507,375

CSS custom property--colour: #17002F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness20.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.49:1

Contrast with white19.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#080808

Inverted#E8FFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000C30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#000C2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#110C17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9 Black · ΔE 32.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.2 Indigo · ΔE 45.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 47.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#182F00

Analogous#00012F, #2E002F

Triadic#2F1700, #002F17

Split complementary#2F2E00, #012F00

Tetradic#2F0001, #182F00, #002F2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7B00FB

Lighter +30%#6200C8

Lighter +20%#490095

Lighter +10%#300062

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#17002F

Less saturated −25%#170629

Channel breakdown

R23

B47

Red23 (9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue269.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 00 · B 2F

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