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#170b2f color: Midnight Monarch

#170b2f is rgb(23, 11, 47) in RGB and oklch(19.162% 0.06848 294.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

19.2%
0.068
294°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • slate-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.13:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #170b2f

#170b2f is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 19.2% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.66:1 contrast and black text 1.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1c0f33). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-900.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #170b2f mixed with white

  1. 170b2f
  2. 292042
  3. 3d3655
  4. 524c69
  5. 69637d
  6. 807b92
  7. 9894a7
  8. b1aebc
  9. cac8d2
  10. e4e3e8

Darker: #170b2f mixed with black

  1. 170b2f
  2. 120827
  3. 0e0620
  4. 0a0419
  5. 060212
  6. 04010c
  7. 020106
  8. 010003
  9. 000001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #170b2f with less saturation

  1. 170b2f
  2. 170d2c
  3. 160e2a
  4. 160f27
  5. 151025
  6. 151122
  7. 15121f
  8. 15121d
  9. 14131a
  10. 141417

Questions about #170b2f

What color is #170b2f?

#170b2f is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Midnight Monarch. In RGB it is rgb(23, 11, 47), in HSL hsl(260, 62.07%, 11.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(19.162% 0.06848 294.367).

What colors go well with #170b2f?

The complementary color of #170b2f is #141700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #051132 and #220625. The triadic partners are #2a0800 and #001c12.

Is white or black text more readable on #170b2f?

White text reads better on #170b2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 and black gives 1.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #170b2f a warm or cool color?

#170b2f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 19.2% and its chroma 0.068.