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#170a35 color: Quiet Abyss

#170a35 is rgb(23, 10, 53) in RGB and oklch(19.582% 0.07917 291.169) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

19.6%
0.079
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • slate-900
  • Black 79%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #170a35

#170a35 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 19.6% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.56:1 contrast and black text 1.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-900.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #170a35 mixed with white

  1. 170a35
  2. 292048
  3. 3d365b
  4. 524c6e
  5. 686482
  6. 7f7c96
  7. 9795aa
  8. b0aebf
  9. cac9d4
  10. e4e4e9

Darker: #170a35 mixed with black

  1. 170a35
  2. 12072d
  3. 0e0525
  4. 0a031d
  5. 060215
  6. 04010e
  7. 020108
  8. 010003
  9. 000001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #170a35 with less saturation

  1. 170a35
  2. 170c32
  3. 160e2f
  4. 160f2c
  5. 161029
  6. 151125
  7. 151222
  8. 15131f
  9. 15141c
  10. 151418

Questions about #170a35

What color is #170a35?

#170a35 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Quiet Abyss. In RGB it is rgb(23, 10, 53), in HSL hsl(258.14, 68.25%, 12.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.582% 0.07917 291.169).

What colors go well with #170a35?

The complementary color of #170a35 is #171700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #011138 and #24042a. The triadic partners are #2d0600 and #001d11.

Is white or black text more readable on #170a35?

White text reads better on #170a35: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #170a35 a warm or cool color?

#170a35 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 19.6% and its chroma 0.079.