#170079

Color #170079

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 4.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#170079

RGB

rgb(23, 0, 121)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 100%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 100%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(81%, 100%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(13, 46.03, -60.15)

LCH

lch(13, 75.74, 307.43)

OKLCH

oklch(27.2%, 0.1738, 272.77)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 0%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#627900

Analogous

#002579

#170079

#530079

Triadic

#170079

#791700

#007917

Split-complementary

#170079

#795300

#257900

Tetradic

#170079

#790062

#627900

#007917

Square

#170079

#790025

#627900

#007953

Shades

Color #170079 mixed toward black.

#130065

#0f0051

#0b003c

#080028

#040014

Tints

Color #170079 mixed toward white.

#2300ba

#3000fb

#613cff

#967dff

#cabeff

Tones

Color #170079 mixed toward gray.

#1d0a6f

#231465

#2a1e5b

#302851

#363247

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0f0f6a · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#101266 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#165d59 · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #170079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#170079]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#170079 (#170079) is rgb(23, 0, 121) in RGB.

No, #170079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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