Recognised as Colour
#1732B1
- #1732B1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#1732B1 is a blue with RGB values 23, 50, 177 and HSL 229°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#1732B1#1732B1
HEX#1732B1
RGBrgb(23, 50, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1961, 0.6941
RGB percentages9%, 19.6%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(229.5, 77%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 87%, 69.4%)
CMYK87%, 71.8%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,520,305
CSS custom property--colour: #1732B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#E8CD4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B19617
Analogous#177FB1, #4917B1
Triadic#B11732, #32B117
Split complementary#B14917, #7FB117
Tetradic#B1177F, #B19617, #17B149
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G50
B177
Red23 (9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue229.48°
Saturation (HSL)77%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 32 · B B1
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