Colour

#1700AE

#1700AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1700AE is a blue with RGB values 23, 0, 174 and HSL 248°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1700AE#1700AE

HEX#1700AE

RGBrgb(23, 0, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0, 0.6824

RGB percentages9%, 0%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(247.9, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK86.8%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,507,502

CSS custom property--colour: #1700AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#E8FF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0029ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark blue · ΔE 15.7 Navy · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.7 Indigo · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97AE00

Analogous#0040AE, #6E00AE

Triadic#AE1700, #00AE17

Split complementary#AE6E00, #40AE00

Tetradic#AE0040, #97AE00, #00AE6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C7BFF

Lighter +30%#6048FF

Lighter +20%#3415FF

Lighter +10%#1E00E1

Darker −10%#10007B

Darker −20%#0A0048

Darker −30%#030015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1700AE

Less saturated −25%#271698

Channel breakdown

R23

B174

Red23 (9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue247.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 00 · B AE

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