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#17426E Color

#17426E is rgb(23, 66, 110) in RGB, hsl(210, 65%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 40%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17426E
HEX#17426E
RGBrgb(23, 66, 110)
HSLhsl(210, 65%, 26%)
HSVhsv(210, 79%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 40%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(37.3% 0.089 251.9)
LABlab(26.85% -2.03 -30.34)
LCHlch(26.85% 30.40 266.17)

What #17426E 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 #17426E, 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 blue in the library.

#17426E Channel Values

How #17426E 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 66 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 65% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 79% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.29:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17426E 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 text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17426E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17426E; 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 #17426E

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 #17426E 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#17426E
Protanopia#3D3D6E
Protanomaly#323F6E
Deuteranopia#38386E
Deuteranomaly#2E3C6E
Tritanopia#004949
Tritanomaly#03475A
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #17426E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-17426e: #17426E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17426E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17426e': '#17426E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.259, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_17426e">#17426E</color>
SVG fillfill="#17426E"

More Blue Colors

#17426E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#17426E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17426E?

#17426E is a dark blue — rgb(23, 66, 110) in RGB and hsl(210, 65%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #17426E?

#17426E is rgb(23, 66, 110) — red 23, green 66, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17426E?

#17426E converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 40%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17426E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17426E scores 10.29:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17426E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17426E 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 26.04, which is a different colour altogether.

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