#172cb5 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172cb5 is composed of 9% red, 17.3% green and 71% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 87.3% cyan, 75.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. It has a hue angle of 232 degrees, a saturation of 77.5% and a lightness of 40%. #172cb5 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e58ff with #00006b. Closest websafe color is: #0033cc.

    • R 9
    • G 17
    • B 71
    RGB color chart
    • C 87
    • M 76
    • Y 0
    • K 29
    CMYK color chart

#172cb5 color description : Strong blue.

#172cb5 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172cb5 has RGB values of R:23, G:44, B:181 and CMYK values of C:0.87, M:0.76, Y:0, K:0.29. Its decimal value is 1518773.

Hex triplet 172cb5 #172cb5
RGB Decimal 23, 44, 181 rgb(23,44,181)
RGB Percent 9, 17.3, 71 rgb(9%,17.3%,71%)
CMYK 87, 76, 0, 29
HSL 232°, 77.5, 40 hsl(232,77.5%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) 232°, 87.3, 71
Web Safe 0033cc #0033cc
CIE-LAB 27.625, 44.756, -72.91
XYZ 9.593, 5.319, 44.235
xyY 0.162, 0.09, 5.319
CIE-LCH 27.625, 85.551, 301.544
CIE-LUV 27.625, -9, -90.78
Hunter-Lab 23.063, 33.885, -97.574
Binary 00010111, 00101100, 10110101

Color Schemes with #172cb5

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Alternatives to #172cb5

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#172cb5 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172cb5

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CSS codes
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Shades and Tints of #172cb5

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, #010207 is the darkest color, while #f5f6fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172cb5

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #656667 is the less saturated color, while #0720c5 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172cb5 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
  • #353535 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #2f334f Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #00488d Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004d7a Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #005256 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083e9c Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #08418f Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084478 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population