Colour

#1700FC

#1700FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1700FC is a blue with RGB values 23, 0, 252 and HSL 245°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1700FC#1700FC

HEX#1700FC

RGBrgb(23, 0, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0, 0.9882

RGB percentages9%, 0%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(245.5, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK90.9%, 100%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,507,580

CSS custom property--colour: #1700FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#E8FF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 1.8 Medium blue · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 34.1 Dark violet · ΔE 36.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 49.3 Dark blue · ΔE 50.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.76, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5FC00

Analogous#0067FC, #9500FC

Triadic#FC1700, #00FC17

Split complementary#FC9500, #67FC00

Tetradic#FC0067, #E5FC00, #00FC95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEC9FF

Lighter +30%#A096FF

Lighter +20%#7163FF

Lighter +10%#4330FF

Darker −10%#1200C9

Darker −20%#0E0096

Darker −30%#090063

Darker −40%#040030

More saturated +25%#1700FC

Less saturated −25%#3120DD

Channel breakdown

R23

B252

Red23 (9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue245.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 00 · B FC

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