All About Color #172259

#172259

About #172259

#172259 is a dark blue color with the hex code #172259. In RGB it is red 23, green 34, blue 89; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 59%, lightness 22%; in CMYK it is 74%, 62%, 0%, 65%. Its contrast ratio is 14.90:1 on white and 1.41:1 on black.

#172259 Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 22, 59
CMYK74.16%, 61.80%, 0.00%, 65.10%
RGB Decimal23, 34, 89
HSL230°, 59%, 22%
RGB Octal27, 42, 131
HSV (HSB)230.00°, 74.16%, 34.90%
RGB Binary10111, 100010, 1011001
CIE-L*AB15.73, 16.31, -34.62
RGB Percent9.02%, 13.33%, 34.90%
CIE-L*CH15.73, 38.27, 295.23
XYZ2.73, 2.05, 9.70
CIE-L*UV15.73, -4.77, -35.53
xyY0.19, 0.14, 2.05
Hunter-Lab14.31, 9.00, -30.19
RYB9.02%, 12.72%, 34.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#172259 on a dark background: contrast 1.41:1, fails WCAG AA.
#172259 on a light background: contrast 14.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #172259, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#172259 · #2A3EA2 · #050814 · #594E17 · #A28E2A

Analogous palette

#17594E · #174359 · #172259 · #2D1759 · #4E1759

Triadic palette

#172259 · #591722 · #225917 · #2A3EA2 · #A22A3E

Tetradic palette

#172259 · #591743 · #594E17 · #17592D · #050814

Monochromatic palette

#050814 · #070B1C · #172259 · #273996 · #3C54CD

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