#172ea3 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172ea3 is composed of 9% red, 18% green and 63.9% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 85.9% cyan, 71.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.1% black. It has a hue angle of 230.1 degrees, a saturation of 75.3% and a lightness of 36.5%. #172ea3 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e5cff with #000047. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 18
    • B 64
    RGB color chart
    • C 86
    • M 72
    • Y 0
    • K 36
    CMYK color chart

#172ea3 color description : Dark blue.

#172ea3 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172ea3 has RGB values of R:23, G:46, B:163 and CMYK values of C:0.86, M:0.72, Y:0, K:0.36. Its decimal value is 1519267.

Hex triplet 172ea3 #172ea3
RGB Decimal 23, 46, 163 rgb(23,46,163)
RGB Percent 9, 18, 63.9 rgb(9%,18%,63.9%)
CMYK 86, 72, 0, 36
HSL 230.1°, 75.3, 36.5 hsl(230.1,75.3%,36.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 230.1°, 85.9, 63.9
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 26.098, 37.114, -64.619
XYZ 7.94, 4.78, 35.152
xyY 0.166, 0.1, 4.78
CIE-LCH 26.098, 74.519, 299.871
CIE-LUV 26.098, -8.908, -80.043
Hunter-Lab 21.863, 26.565, -80.026
Binary 00010111, 00101110, 10100011

Color Schemes with #172ea3

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Alternatives to #172ea3

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#172ea3 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172ea3

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172ea3;}
.background {background-color:#172ea3;}
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Shades and Tints of #172ea3

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, #010208 is the darkest color, while #f6f7fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172ea3

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #575963 is the less saturated color, while #0220b8 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172ea3 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
  • #343434 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #2e334a Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #004587 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004975 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004e52 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083d91 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #083f86 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #08426f Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population