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#17061E Color

#17061E is rgb(23, 6, 30) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 80%, 0%, 88%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 11.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17061E
HEX#17061E
RGBrgb(23, 6, 30)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 7%)
HSVhsv(283, 80%, 12%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 80%, 0%, 88%)
OKLCHoklch(16.6% 0.054 315.2)
LABlab(3.61% 9.85 -11.45)
LCHlch(3.61% 15.11 310.69)

What #17061E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #17061E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#17061E Channel Values

How #17061E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 23 · G 6 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 80% · V 12%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 80% · Y 0% · K 88%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.42:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17061E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #17061E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #17061E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17061E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #17061E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #17061E.

How #17061E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#17061E
Protanopia#0A0A1E
Protanomaly#10081E
Deuteranopia#0D0D1E
Deuteranomaly#120A1E
Tritanopia#140B0B
Tritanomaly#150914
Achromatopsia#0D0D0D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #17061E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-17061e: #17061E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17061E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17061e': '#17061E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.024, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_17061e">#17061E</color>
SVG fillfill="#17061E"

More Purple Colors

#17061E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#17061E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17061E?

#17061E is a darkest purple — rgb(23, 6, 30) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.25.

What is the RGB value of #17061E?

#17061E is rgb(23, 6, 30) — red 23, green 6, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17061E?

#17061E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 80%, 0%, 88%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17061E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17061E scores 19.42:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17061E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17061E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.53, which is visibly different.

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