#170C2C Color

#170C2C is rgb(23, 12, 44) in RGB, hsl(261, 57%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 73%, 0%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 10.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#170C2C

HEX#170C2C

RGBrgb(23, 12, 44)

HSLhsl(261, 57%, 11%)

HSVhsv(261, 73%, 17%)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 73%, 0%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(19.1% 0.062 295.8)

LABlab(5.48% 11.72 -19.32)

LCHlch(5.48% 22.60 301.24)

What #170C2C 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 #170C2C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 10.6 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 12.5 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 12.79 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 14.62 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 15.06 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 17

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

#170C2C Channel Values

How #170C2C 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 12 · B 44	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 57% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 73% · V 17%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 48% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 83%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.66:1 vs white · 1.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #170C2C 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 text18.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #170C2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #170C2C; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #170C2C

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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Shades

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How #170C2C 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#170C2C

Protanopia#0E0E2C

Protanomaly#120D2C

Deuteranopia#10102C

Deuteranomaly#130F2C

Tritanopia#121313

Tritanomaly#14101F

Achromatopsia#121212

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Using #170C2C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-170c2c: #170C2C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #170C2C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-170c2c': '#170C2C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.047, blue: 0.173)

Android XML<color name="color_170c2c">#170C2C</color>

SVG fillfill="#170C2C"

More Purple Colors

#170C2C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#170C2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #170C2C?

#170C2C is a darkest purple — rgb(23, 12, 44) in RGB and hsl(261, 57%, 11%) 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 10.6.

What is the RGB value of #170C2C?

#170C2C is rgb(23, 12, 44) — red 23, green 12, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #170C2C?

#170C2C converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 73%, 0%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #170C2C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #170C2C scores 18.66:1 against white and 1.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #170C2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #170C2C 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 23.25, which is visibly different.

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