#17255d

Color #17255d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 1.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#17255d

RGB

rgb(23, 37, 93)

HSL

hsl(228, 60.3%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 75.3%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(16.97, 15.74, -35.28)

LCH

lch(16.97, 38.63, 294.04)

OKLCH

oklch(29%, 0.1016, 268.65)

HWB

hwb(228, 9%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4f17

Analogous

#17485d

#17255d

#2c175d

Triadic

#17255d

#5d1725

#255d17

Split-complementary

#17255d

#5d2c17

#485d17

Tetradic

#17255d

#4f175d

#5d4f17

#255d17

Square

#17255d

#5d1748

#5d4f17

#175d2c

Shades

Color #17255d mixed toward black.

#131f4d

#0f193e

#0b122e

#080c1f

#04060f

Tints

Color #17255d mixed toward white.

#243a91

#314fc6

#6179d8

#96a6e5

#cad2f2

Tones

Color #17255d mixed toward gray.

#1d2857

#232c51

#282f4b

#2e3346

#343640

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e53 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#1d1c51 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#184b49 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #17255d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#17255d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#17255d (#17255d) is rgb(23, 37, 93) in RGB.

No, #17255d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #17255d, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast