Information about #171478 color

#171478 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#171478 falls into the Blue Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 20, 120) — 9% red, 7.8% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 38 / 39 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#171478 presents itself as a vivid, lively classic blue — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Midnight Blue (#191970). Slightly further away sit PHCH (#201173) and Visa Blue (#1A1F71).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 20, 120)), which gives #171478 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. #171478 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#171478 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#171478 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #171478

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Suns Purple color link
Suns Purple

#1D1160

Acceptance color link
Acceptance

#001B7F

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#171478
  • RGB23, 20, 120
  • CMYK38, 39, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(23, 20, 120)
  • HSL242°, 71%, 27%
  • HSL Precise241.8°, 71.429%, 27.451%
  • HSV242°, 83%, 47%
  • HSB242°, 83%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.078, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.078, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.078, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID171478
  • DECIMAL ID1512568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01