#172866 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172866 is composed of 9% red, 15.7% green and 40% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 77.5% cyan, 60.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It has a hue angle of 227.1 degrees, a saturation of 63.2% and a lightness of 24.5%. #172866 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e50cc with #000000. Closest websafe color is: #003366.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 40
    RGB color chart
    • C 77
    • M 61
    • Y 0
    • K 60
    CMYK color chart

#172866 color description : Very dark blue.

#172866 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172866 has RGB values of R:23, G:40, B:102 and CMYK values of C:0.77, M:0.61, Y:0, K:0.6. Its decimal value is 1517670.

Hex triplet 172866 #172866
RGB Decimal 23, 40, 102 rgb(23,40,102)
RGB Percent 9, 15.7, 40 rgb(9%,15.7%,40%)
CMYK 77, 61, 0, 60
HSL 227.1°, 63.2, 24.5 hsl(227.1,63.2%,24.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 227.1°, 77.5, 40
Web Safe 003366 #003366
CIE-LAB 18.622, 17.27, -38.53
XYZ 3.51, 2.659, 12.898
xyY 0.184, 0.139, 2.659
CIE-LCH 18.622, 42.223, 294.143
CIE-LUV 18.622, -6.489, -42.806
Hunter-Lab 16.306, 9.888, -35.484
Binary 00010111, 00101000, 01100110

Color Schemes with #172866

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Alternatives to #172866

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#172866 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172866

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172866;}
.background {background-color:#172866;}
.border {border:1px solid #172866;}

Shades and Tints of #172866

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, #010206 is the darkest color, while #f5f7fd is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172866

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #3d3e40 is the less saturated color, while #041d79 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172866 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
  • #2a2a2a Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #262a36 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #00366a Protanopia 1% of men
  • #00395d Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #003d41 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083169 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #083360 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #08354e Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population