Colour
#1706A2
- #1706A2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1706A2 is a blue with RGB values 23, 6, 162 and HSL 247°, 93%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1706A2#1706A2
HEX#1706A2
RGBrgb(23, 6, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.0235, 0.6353
RGB percentages9%, 2.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(246.5, 92.9%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 96.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK85.8%, 96.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,509,026
CSS custom property--colour: #1706A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#E8F95D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91A206
Analogous#0643A2, #6506A2
Triadic#A21706, #06A217
Split complementary#A26506, #43A206
Tetradic#A20643, #91A206, #06A265
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G6
B162
Red23 (9%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue246.54°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 06 · B A2
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