#170990

Color #170990

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#170990

RGB

rgb(23, 9, 144)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 88.2%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 93.8%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(84%, 93.8%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(17.42, 49.17, -67.34)

LCH

lch(17.42, 83.38, 306.14)

OKLCH

oklch(31%, 0.1946, 270.06)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 3.5%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#829009

Analogous

#093f90

#170990

#5a0990

Triadic

#170990

#901709

#099017

Split-complementary

#170990

#905a09

#3f9009

Tetradic

#170990

#900982

#829009

#099017

Square

#170990

#90093f

#829009

#09905a

Shades

Color #170990 mixed toward black.

#130878

#0f0660

#0b0548

#080330

#040218

Tints

Color #170990 mixed toward white.

#200dc8

#351ff1

#6757f4

#9a8ff8

#ccc7fb

Tones

Color #170990 mixed toward gray.

#201485

#292079

#322b6e

#3b3663

#444158

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#12127f · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#13147a · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#166f6b · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 29

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #170990;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#170990]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#170990 (#170990) is rgb(23, 9, 144) in RGB.

No, #170990 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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