#170949 Color

#170949 is rgb(23, 9, 73) in RGB, hsl(253, 78%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 11.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#170949

HEX#170949

RGBrgb(23, 9, 73)

HSLhsl(253, 78%, 16%)

HSVhsv(253, 88%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(21.7% 0.109 282.6)

LABlab(7.14% 23.16 -37.58)

LCHlch(7.14% 44.14 301.65)

What #170949 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 #170949, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 11.48 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 14.83 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 15.68 St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 17.22 Petunia#470659ΔE 17.72 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 21.79

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

#170949 Channel Values

How #170949 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 9 · B 73	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 253° · S 78% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 253° · S 88% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 68% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.92:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #170949 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 text17.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #170949

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #170949; 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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Tints & Shades of #170949

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.

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How #170949 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#170949

Protanopia#0C0C49

Protanomaly#110B49

Deuteranopia#0F0F49

Deuteranomaly#120D49

Tritanopia#011B1B

Tritanomaly#0C1533

Achromatopsia#171717

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Using #170949 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-170949: #170949;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #170949;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-170949': '#170949' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.035, blue: 0.286)

Android XML<color name="color_170949">#170949</color>

SVG fillfill="#170949"

More Blue Colors

#170949 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#170949 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #170949?

#170949 is a darkest blue — rgb(23, 9, 73) in RGB and hsl(253, 78%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.48.

What is the RGB value of #170949?

#170949 is rgb(23, 9, 73) — red 23, green 9, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #170949?

#170949 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 88%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #170949 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #170949 scores 17.92:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #170949 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #170949 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 15.68, which is visibly different.

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