#172aea Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172aea is composed of 9% red, 16.5% green and 91.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 90.2% cyan, 82.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.2% black. It has a hue angle of 234.6 degrees, a saturation of 83.4% and a lightness of 50.4%. #172aea color hex could be obtained by blending #2e54ff with #0000d5. Closest websafe color is: #0033ff.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 92
    RGB color chart
    • C 90
    • M 82
    • Y 0
    • K 8
    CMYK color chart

#172aea color description : Vivid blue.

#172aea Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172aea has RGB values of R:23, G:42, B:234 and CMYK values of C:0.9, M:0.82, Y:0, K:0.08. Its decimal value is 1518314.

Hex triplet 172aea #172aea
RGB Decimal 23, 42, 234 rgb(23,42,234)
RGB Percent 9, 16.5, 91.8 rgb(9%,16.5%,91.8%)
CMYK 90, 82, 0, 8
HSL 234.6°, 83.4, 50.4 hsl(234.6,83.4%,50.4%)
HSV (or HSB) 234.6°, 90.2, 91.8
Web Safe 0033ff #0033ff
CIE-LAB 33.515, 62.821, -93.96
XYZ 16.03, 7.777, 78.494
xyY 0.157, 0.076, 7.777
CIE-LCH 33.515, 113.027, 303.766
CIE-LUV 33.515, -10.32, -121.217
Hunter-Lab 27.888, 53.796, -147.357
Binary 00010111, 00101010, 11101010

Color Schemes with #172aea

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Alternatives to #172aea

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#172aea Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172aea

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

Shades and Tints of #172aea

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, #000002 is the darkest color, while #eff0fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172aea

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #787a89 is the less saturated color, while #041afd is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172aea 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
  • #33375d Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #0055a5 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #005a8f Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #006064 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #0845be Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #0848b0 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084c95 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population