#1700a5

Color #1700a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1700a5

RGB

rgb(23, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.1%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(19.63, 57.42, -76.57)

LCH

lch(19.63, 95.71, 306.87)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.2212, 268.73)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea500

Analogous

#003ba5

#1700a5

#6a00a5

Triadic

#1700a5

#a51700

#00a517

Split-complementary

#1700a5

#a56a00

#3ba500

Tetradic

#1700a5

#a5008e

#8ea500

#00a517

Square

#1700a5

#a5003b

#8ea500

#00a56a

Shades

Color #1700a5 mixed toward black.

#13008a

#0f006e

#0c0053

#080037

#04001c

Tints

Color #1700a5 mixed toward white.

#1f00df

#3919ff

#6b53ff

#9c8cff

#cec6ff

Tones

Color #1700a5 mixed toward gray.

#210e97

#2b1c8a

#35297c

#3f376e

#494560

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0f0f91 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#10128c · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#167f7b · ΔE 43.1

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 30.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1700a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1700a5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#1700a5 (#1700a5) is rgb(23, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #1700a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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