Recognised as Colour
#17007D
- #17007D
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#17007D is a blue with RGB values 23, 0, 125 and HSL 251°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#17007D#17007D
HEX#17007D
RGBrgb(23, 0, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0, 0.4902
RGB percentages9%, 0%, 49%
HSLhsl(251, 100%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 100%, 49%)
CMYK81.6%, 100%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,507,453
CSS custom property--colour: #17007D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#E8FF82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#667D00
Analogous#00287D, #55007D
Triadic#7D1700, #007D17
Split complementary#7D5600, #277D00
Tetradic#7D0028, #667D00, #007D55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G0
B125
Red23 (9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue251.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 00 · B 7D
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