#172ae4 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172ae4 is composed of 9% red, 16.5% green and 89.4% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 89.9% cyan, 81.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.6% black. It has a hue angle of 234.4 degrees, a saturation of 81.7% and a lightness of 49.2%. #172ae4 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e54ff with #0000c9. Closest websafe color is: #0033cc.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 89
    RGB color chart
    • C 90
    • M 82
    • Y 0
    • K 11
    CMYK color chart

#172ae4 color description : Vivid blue.

#172ae4 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172ae4 has RGB values of R:23, G:42, B:228 and CMYK values of C:0.9, M:0.82, Y:0, K:0.11. Its decimal value is 1518308.

Hex triplet 172ae4 #172ae4
RGB Decimal 23, 42, 228 rgb(23,42,228)
RGB Percent 9, 16.5, 89.4 rgb(9%,16.5%,89.4%)
CMYK 90, 82, 0, 11
HSL 234.4°, 81.7, 49.2 hsl(234.4,81.7%,49.2%)
HSV (or HSB) 234.4°, 89.9, 89.4
Web Safe 0033cc #0033cc
CIE-LAB 32.785, 61.011, -91.753
XYZ 15.182, 7.438, 74.03
xyY 0.157, 0.077, 7.438
CIE-LCH 32.785, 110.187, 303.622
CIE-LUV 32.785, -10.125, -117.816
Hunter-Lab 27.273, 51.636, -141.844
Binary 00010111, 00101010, 11100100

Color Schemes with #172ae4

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Alternatives to #172ae4

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#172ae4 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172ae4

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172ae4;}
.background {background-color:#172ae4;}
.border {border:1px solid #172ae4;}

Shades and Tints of #172ae4

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, #01030e is the darkest color, while #fbfcff is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172ae4

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #787983 is the less saturated color, while #041af7 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172ae4 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
  • #3a3a3a Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #33375c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #0053a2 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #00588c Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #005f62 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #0844ba Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #0847ac Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084b91 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population