#172afa Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172afa is composed of 9% red, 16.5% green and 98% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 90.8% cyan, 83.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It has a hue angle of 235 degrees, a saturation of 95.8% and a lightness of 53.5%. #172afa color hex could be obtained by blending #2e54ff with #0000f5. Closest websafe color is: #0033ff.

    • R 9
    • G 16
    • B 98
    RGB color chart
    • C 91
    • M 83
    • Y 0
    • K 2
    CMYK color chart

#172afa color description : Vivid blue.

#172afa Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172afa has RGB values of R:23, G:42, B:250 and CMYK values of C:0.91, M:0.83, Y:0, K:0.02. Its decimal value is 1518330.

Hex triplet 172afa #172afa
RGB Decimal 23, 42, 250 rgb(23,42,250)
RGB Percent 9, 16.5, 98 rgb(9%,16.5%,98%)
CMYK 91, 83, 0, 2
HSL 235°, 95.8, 53.5 hsl(235,95.8%,53.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 235°, 90.8, 98
Web Safe 0033ff #0033ff
CIE-LAB 35.476, 67.536, -99.742
XYZ 18.433, 8.739, 91.152
xyY 0.156, 0.074, 8.739
CIE-LCH 35.476, 120.456, 304.102
CIE-LUV 35.476, -10.847, -130.238
Hunter-Lab 29.561, 59.572, -162.127
Binary 00010111, 00101010, 11111010

Color Schemes with #172afa

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Alternatives to #172afa

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Text with hexadecimal color #172afa

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

Shades and Tints of #172afa

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, #000212 is the darkest color, while #fdfeff is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172afa

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #84858d is the less saturated color, while #172afa is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172afa 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
  • #3c3c3c Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #353862 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #0059ae Protanopia 1% of men
  • #005f96 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #006569 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #0848c9 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #084bba Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084f9e Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population