Colour

#170E2D

#170E2D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#170E2D is a violet with RGB values 23, 14, 45 and HSL 257°, 53%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#170E2D

RGBrgb(23, 14, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.0549, 0.1765

RGB percentages9%, 5.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(257.4, 52.5%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 68.9%, 17.6%)

CMYK48.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,510,957

CSS custom property--colour: #170E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.47:1

Contrast with white18.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#E8F1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#02142Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#03132Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#11151Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.6 Dim grey · ΔE 44.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 48.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#242D0E

Analogous#0E152D, #260E2D

Triadic#2D170E, #0E2D17

Split complementary#2D260E, #152D0E

Tetradic#2D0E15, #242D0E, #0E2D26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6843C4

Lighter +30%#5332A2

Lighter +20%#3F267B

Lighter +10%#2B1A54

Darker −10%#030206

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#140734

Less saturated −25%#1A1526

Channel breakdown

R23

G14

B45

Red23 (9%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue257.42°

Saturation (HSL)52.54%

Lightness11.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 0E · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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