Colour
#17279E
- #17279E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#17279E is a blue with RGB values 23, 39, 158 and HSL 233°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#17279E#17279E
HEX#17279E
RGBrgb(23, 39, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1529, 0.6196
RGB percentages9%, 15.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(232.9, 74.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 85.4%, 62%)
CMYK85.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,517,470
CSS custom property--colour: #17279E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#E8D861
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E8E17
Analogous#176A9E, #4B179E
Triadic#9E1727, #279E17
Split complementary#9E4B17, #6A9E17
Tetradic#9E176A, #9E8E17, #179E4B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G39
B158
Red23 (9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue232.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.59%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 27 · B 9E
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