Information about #171429 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #171429 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from I am Core Group International (#151529). Nearby in the Register you will also find Elderberry (#17182B) and Coarse Wool (#181B26).
In RGB terms — rgb(23, 20, 41) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #171429 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #171429 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#171429 color variations
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#171429 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#171429 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#171429 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#171429 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#171429 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #171429 color
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Nearest named colors to #171429
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#151529
#17182B
#181B26
#16161D
#17111D
#11171D
#1A1A1D
#1D111D
#1C1D1F
#1C1C1E
#1D1A1D
#0B1021
#171429 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#171429
- RGB23, 20, 41
- CMYK7, 8, 0, 84
- CSSrgb(23, 20, 41)
- HSL249°, 34%, 12%
- HSL Precise248.571°, 34.426%, 11.961%
- HSV249°, 51%, 16%
- HSB249°, 51%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.078, 0.161)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.078, 0.161, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.078, 0.161)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID171429
- DECIMAL ID1512489
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
