#172896 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172896 is composed of 9% red, 15.7% green and 58.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 84.7% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.2% black. It has a hue angle of 232 degrees, a saturation of 73.4% and a lightness of 33.9%. #172896 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e50ff with #00002d. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 59
    RGB color chart
    • C 85
    • M 73
    • Y 0
    • K 41
    CMYK color chart

#172896 color description : Dark blue.

#172896 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172896 has RGB values of R:23, G:40, B:150 and CMYK values of C:0.85, M:0.73, Y:0, K:0.41. Its decimal value is 1517718.

Hex triplet 172896 #172896
RGB Decimal 23, 40, 150 rgb(23,40,150)
RGB Percent 9, 15.7, 58.8 rgb(9%,15.7%,58.8%)
CMYK 85, 73, 0, 41
HSL 232°, 73.4, 33.9 hsl(232,73.4%,33.9%)
HSV (or HSB) 232°, 84.7, 58.8
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 23.342, 36.1, -61.227
XYZ 6.616, 3.901, 29.257
xyY 0.166, 0.098, 3.901
CIE-LCH 23.342, 71.077, 300.524
CIE-LUV 23.342, -7.515, -72.436
Hunter-Lab 19.752, 25.225, -73.996
Binary 00010111, 00101000, 10010110

Color Schemes with #172896

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Alternatives to #172896

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#172896 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172896

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172896;}
.background {background-color:#172896;}
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Shades and Tints of #172896

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, #02040e is the darkest color, while #fcfcff is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172896

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #53545a is the less saturated color, while #0319aa is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172896 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
  • #2f2f2f Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #2a2e44 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #00407c Protanopia 1% of men
  • #00436c Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #00484c Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083785 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #08397b Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #083c66 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population