Recognised as Colour
#17299D
- #17299D
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#17299D is a blue with RGB values 23, 41, 157 and HSL 232°, 74%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#17299D#17299D
HEX#17299D
RGBrgb(23, 41, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1608, 0.6157
RGB percentages9%, 16.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(231.9, 74.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 85.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK85.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,517,981
CSS custom property--colour: #17299D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#E8D662
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D8B17
Analogous#176C9D, #48179D
Triadic#9D1729, #299D17
Split complementary#9D4817, #6C9D17
Tetradic#9D176C, #9D8B17, #179D48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G41
B157
Red23 (9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue231.94°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 29 · B 9D
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