#172ace Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172ace is composed of 9% red, 16.5% green and 80.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 88.8% cyan, 79.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.2% black. It has a hue angle of 233.8 degrees, a saturation of 79.9% and a lightness of 44.9%. #172ace color hex could be obtained by blending #2e54ff with #00009d. Closest websafe color is: #0033cc.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 81
    RGB color chart
    • C 89
    • M 80
    • Y 0
    • K 19
    CMYK color chart

#172ace color description : Strong blue.

#172ace Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172ace has RGB values of R:23, G:42, B:206 and CMYK values of C:0.89, M:0.8, Y:0, K:0.19. Its decimal value is 1518286.

Hex triplet 172ace #172ace
RGB Decimal 23, 42, 206 rgb(23,42,206)
RGB Percent 9, 16.5, 80.8 rgb(9%,16.5%,80.8%)
CMYK 89, 80, 0, 19
HSL 233.8°, 79.9, 44.9 hsl(233.8,79.9%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) 233.8°, 88.8, 80.8
Web Safe 0033cc #0033cc
CIE-LAB 30.141, 54.157, -83.457
XYZ 12.32, 6.293, 58.955
xyY 0.159, 0.081, 6.293
CIE-LCH 30.141, 99.489, 302.98
CIE-LUV 30.141, -9.431, -105.248
Hunter-Lab 25.087, 43.757, -121.773
Binary 00010111, 00101010, 11001110

Color Schemes with #172ace

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Alternatives to #172ace

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#172ace Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172ace

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172ace;}
.background {background-color:#172ace;}
.border {border:1px solid #172ace;}

Shades and Tints of #172ace

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, #01020c is the darkest color, while #f9fafe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172ace

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #6f7076 is the less saturated color, while #051ce0 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172ace 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
  • #373737 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #313455 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #004e97 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #005283 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #00585c Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #0841ab Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #08449e Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084785 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population