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Colour

#170EB6

  • #170EB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#170EB6 is a blue with RGB values 23, 14, 182 and HSL 243°, 86%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#170EB6#170EB6
HEX#170EB6
RGBrgb(23, 14, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.0549, 0.7137
RGB percentages9%, 5.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(243.2, 85.7%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 92.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK87.4%, 92.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,511,094
CSS custom property--colour: #170EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#E8F149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14Dark blue · ΔE 16.8Navy · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB60E
Analogous#0E59B6, #6B0EB6
Triadic#B6170E, #0EB617
Split complementary#B66B0E, #59B60E
Tetradic#B60E59, #ADB60E, #0EB66B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E99F7
Lighter +30%#716AF3
Lighter +20%#443AF0
Lighter +10%#1D12E5
Darker −10%#110A87
Darker −20%#0B0757
Darker −30%#050328
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B00C4
Less saturated −25%#2D279E

Channel breakdown

R23
G14
B182
Red23 (9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue243.21°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 0E · B B6

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