#172b76 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172b76 is composed of 9% red, 16.9% green and 46.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 80.5% cyan, 63.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.7% black. It has a hue angle of 227.4 degrees, a saturation of 67.4% and a lightness of 27.6%. #172b76 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e56ec with #000000. Closest websafe color is: #003366.

    • R 9
    • G 17
    • B 46
    RGB color chart
    • C 81
    • M 64
    • Y 0
    • K 54
    CMYK color chart

#172b76 color description : Dark blue.

#172b76 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172b76 has RGB values of R:23, G:43, B:118 and CMYK values of C:0.81, M:0.64, Y:0, K:0.54. Its decimal value is 1518454.

Hex triplet 172b76 #172b76
RGB Decimal 23, 43, 118 rgb(23,43,118)
RGB Percent 9, 16.9, 46.3 rgb(9%,16.9%,46.3%)
CMYK 81, 64, 0, 54
HSL 227.4°, 67.4, 27.6 hsl(227.4,67.4%,27.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 227.4°, 80.5, 46.3
Web Safe 003366 #003366
CIE-LAB 20.895, 21.671, -45.176
XYZ 4.487, 3.218, 17.523
xyY 0.178, 0.128, 3.218
CIE-LCH 20.895, 50.105, 295.627
CIE-LUV 20.895, -7.454, -52.529
Hunter-Lab 17.938, 13.255, -45.363
Binary 00010111, 00101011, 01110110

Color Schemes with #172b76

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Alternatives to #172b76

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#172b76 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172b76

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172b76;}
.background {background-color:#172b76;}
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Shades and Tints of #172b76

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, #010103 is the darkest color, while #f2f4fc is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172b76

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #42444b is the less saturated color, while #011e8c is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172b76 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
  • #292d3c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #003b73 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #003e64 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004246 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083574 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #08376b Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #083a57 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population