#172988 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172988 is composed of 9% red, 16.1% green and 53.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 83.1% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.7% black. It has a hue angle of 230.4 degrees, a saturation of 71.1% and a lightness of 31.2%. #172988 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e52ff with #000011. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 53
    RGB color chart
    • C 83
    • M 70
    • Y 0
    • K 47
    CMYK color chart

#172988 color description : Dark blue.

#172988 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172988 has RGB values of R:23, G:41, B:136 and CMYK values of C:0.83, M:0.7, Y:0, K:0.47. Its decimal value is 1517960.

Hex triplet 172988 #172988
RGB Decimal 23, 41, 136 rgb(23,41,136)
RGB Percent 9, 16.1, 53.3 rgb(9%,16.1%,53.3%)
CMYK 83, 70, 0, 47
HSL 230.4°, 71.1, 31.2 hsl(230.4,71.1%,31.2%)
HSV (or HSB) 230.4°, 83.1, 53.3
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 22.107, 30.181, -54.573
XYZ 5.589, 3.545, 23.681
xyY 0.17, 0.108, 3.545
CIE-LCH 22.107, 62.363, 298.944
CIE-LUV 22.107, -7.36, -63.956
Hunter-Lab 18.829, 20.037, -61.389
Binary 00010111, 00101001, 10001000

Color Schemes with #172988

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Alternatives to #172988

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#172988 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172988

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172988;}
.background {background-color:#172988;}
.border {border:1px solid #172988;}

Shades and Tints of #172988

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 #172988

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #4e4f51 is the less saturated color, while #051c9a is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172988 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
  • #003d77 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004168 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004549 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #08367d Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #083873 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #083b60 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population