#172ea7 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #172ea7 is composed of 9% red, 18% green and 65.5% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 86.2% cyan, 72.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.5% black. It has a hue angle of 230.4 degrees, a saturation of 75.8% and a lightness of 37.3%. #172ea7 color hex could be obtained by blending #2e5cff with #00004f. Closest websafe color is: #003399.

    • R 9
    • G 18
    • B 65
    RGB color chart
    • C 86
    • M 72
    • Y 0
    • K 35
    CMYK color chart

#172ea7 color description : Dark blue.

#172ea7 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #172ea7 has RGB values of R:23, G:46, B:167 and CMYK values of C:0.86, M:0.72, Y:0, K:0.35. Its decimal value is 1519271.

Hex triplet 172ea7 #172ea7
RGB Decimal 23, 46, 167 rgb(23,46,167)
RGB Percent 9, 18, 65.5 rgb(9%,18%,65.5%)
CMYK 86, 72, 0, 35
HSL 230.4°, 75.8, 37.3 hsl(230.4,75.8%,37.3%)
HSV (or HSB) 230.4°, 86.2, 65.5
Web Safe 003399 #003399
CIE-LAB 26.522, 38.581, -66.34
XYZ 8.304, 4.926, 37.07
xyY 0.165, 0.098, 4.926
CIE-LCH 26.522, 76.743, 300.18
CIE-LUV 26.522, -8.996, -82.444
Hunter-Lab 22.194, 27.949, -83.497
Binary 00010111, 00101110, 10100111

Color Schemes with #172ea7

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Alternatives to #172ea7

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#172ea7 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #172ea7

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CSS codes
.text {color:#172ea7;}
.background {background-color:#172ea7;}
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Shades and Tints of #172ea7

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, #02030c is the darkest color, while #fafafe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #172ea7

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #595b65 is the less saturated color, while #011fbd is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #172ea7 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
  • #353535 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #2f344c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #004689 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #004a77 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #004f53 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #083d94 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #084088 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #084372 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population