#172ca3 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172ca3 is composed of 9% red, 17.3% green and 63.9% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 85.9% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.1% black. It has a hue angle of 231 degrees, a saturation of 75.3% and a lightness of 36.5%. #172ca3 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e58ff with #000047. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 17
    • B 64
    RGB color chart
    • C 86
    • M 73
    • Y 0
    • K 36
    CMYK color chart

#172ca3 color description : Dark blue.

#172ca3 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172ca3 has RGB values of R:23, G:44, B:163 and CMYK values of C:0.86, M:0.73, Y:0, K:0.36. Its decimal value is 1518755.

Hex triplet 172ca3 #172ca3
RGB Decimal 23, 44, 163 rgb(23,44,163)
RGB Percent 9, 17.3, 63.9 rgb(9%,17.3%,63.9%)
CMYK 86, 73, 0, 36
HSL 231°, 75.3, 36.5 hsl(231,75.3%,36.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 231°, 85.9, 63.9
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 25.645, 38.364, -65.367
XYZ 7.864, 4.627, 35.127
xyY 0.165, 0.097, 4.627
CIE-LCH 25.645, 75.793, 300.409
CIE-LUV 25.645, -8.546, -80.125
Hunter-Lab 21.511, 27.607, -81.761
Binary 00010111, 00101100, 10100011

Color Schemes with #172ca3

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Alternatives to #172ca3

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#172ca3 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172ca3

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172ca3;}
.background {background-color:#172ca3;}
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Shades and Tints of #172ca3

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, #010208 is the darkest color, while #f6f7fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172ca3

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #575963 is the less saturated color, while #021db8 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172ca3 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
  • #333333 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #2d3249 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #004485 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004873 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004d51 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083b90 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #083e85 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #08416f Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population