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17112E

#17112E closest to Midnight Monarch

#17112E is a very dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Midnight Monarch. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.0% red, 6.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(23, 17, 46)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 46% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #17112E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.17:1.

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Variations of #17112E

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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#17112E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

17112E282E11
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Split complementary

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

17112E2E26111A2E11
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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.

17112E2E1711112E17
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Tetradic

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

17112E2E1128282E11112E17
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#17112E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #17112E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #06152D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #05162F
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0B152F
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #06152D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0D142E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #11171D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #151427
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #161616
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #16151E

#17112E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.17:1 Super#17112E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#17112E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#17112E in CSS

/* Midnight Monarch */
.color { color: #17112E; }
.background { background-color: #17112E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #17112E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(23 17 46);
color: hsl(252 46% 12%);
color: oklch(0.203 0.056 290.0);

#17112E FAQ

What color is #17112E?

#17112E is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #17112E?

#17112E is rgb(23, 17, 46) in RGB, hsl(252, 46%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 63%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #17112E?

The complementary color of #17112E is #282E11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #17112E?

White text has the best contrast on #17112E: 18.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #17112E a warm or cool color?

#17112E is a cool color.