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#1700A0 closest to Cobalt

#1700A0 is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Cobalt. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.0% red, 0.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(23, 0, 160)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 86% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #1700A0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.60:1.

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Variations of #1700A0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#1700A0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#1700A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #1700A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00269E
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0035A4
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002CA2
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00269E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00209F
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00405C
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #002886
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2E2E2E
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #29275D

#1700A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.60:1 Super#1700A0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#1700A0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#1700A0 in CSS

/* Cobalt */
.color { color: #1700A0; }
.background { background-color: #1700A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #1700A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(23 0 160);
color: hsl(249 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.327 0.216 269.0);

#1700A0 FAQ

What color is #1700A0?

#1700A0 is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Cobalt. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #1700A0?

#1700A0 is rgb(23, 0, 160) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(86%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #1700A0?

The complementary color of #1700A0 is #89A000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #1700A0?

White text has the best contrast on #1700A0: 13.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #1700A0 a warm or cool color?

#1700A0 is a cool color.