#172888 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172888 is composed of 9% red, 15.7% green and 53.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 83.1% cyan, 70.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.7% black. It has a hue angle of 231 degrees, a saturation of 71.1% and a lightness of 31.2%. #172888 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e50ff with #000011. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 53
    RGB color chart
    • C 83
    • M 71
    • Y 0
    • K 47
    CMYK color chart

#172888 color description : Dark blue.

#172888 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172888 has RGB values of R:23, G:40, B:136 and CMYK values of C:0.83, M:0.71, Y:0, K:0.47. Its decimal value is 1517704.

Hex triplet 172888 #172888
RGB Decimal 23, 40, 136 rgb(23,40,136)
RGB Percent 9, 15.7, 53.3 rgb(9%,15.7%,53.3%)
CMYK 83, 71, 0, 47
HSL 231°, 71.1, 31.2 hsl(231,71.1%,31.2%)
HSV (or HSB) 231°, 83.1, 53.3
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 21.861, 30.846, -54.979
XYZ 5.555, 3.477, 23.67
xyY 0.17, 0.106, 3.477
CIE-LCH 21.861, 63.041, 299.295
CIE-LUV 21.861, -7.164, -64.008
Hunter-Lab 18.647, 20.547, -62.209
Binary 00010111, 00101000, 10001000

Color Schemes with #172888

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Alternatives to #172888

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#172888 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172888

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172888;}
.background {background-color:#172888;}
.border {border:1px solid #172888;}

Shades and Tints of #172888

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #000102 is the darkest color, while #f0f2fc is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172888

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #4e4e51 is the less saturated color, while #051b9a is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172888 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #2e2e2e Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #292d40 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #003d76 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004067 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004548 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #08357d Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #083773 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #083a5f Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population