All About Color #172A35

#172A35

About #172A35

#172A35 is a very dark blue color with the hex code #172A35. In RGB it is red 23, green 42, blue 53; in HSL it is hue 202°, saturation 39%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 57%, 21%, 0%, 79%. Its contrast ratio is 14.80:1 on white and 1.42:1 on black.

#172A35 Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 2A, 35
CMYK56.60%, 20.75%, 0.00%, 79.22%
RGB Decimal23, 42, 53
HSL202°, 39%, 15%
RGB Octal27, 52, 65
HSV (HSB)202.00°, 56.60%, 20.78%
RGB Binary10111, 101010, 110101
CIE-L*AB15.98, -3.98, -9.51
RGB Percent9.02%, 16.47%, 20.78%
CIE-L*CH15.98, 10.31, 247.30
XYZ1.82, 2.10, 3.68
CIE-L*UV15.98, -6.87, -8.82
xyY0.24, 0.28, 2.10
Hunter-Lab14.47, -2.84, -4.93
RYB9.02%, 13.58%, 20.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#172A35 on a dark background: contrast 1.42:1, fails WCAG AA.
#172A35 on a light background: contrast 14.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #172A35, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#172A35 · #335D75 · #080E12 · #352217 · #754B33

Analogous palette

#173522 · #173531 · #172A35 · #171B35 · #221735

Triadic palette

#172A35 · #35172A · #2A3517 · #335D75 · #75335D

Tetradic palette

#172A35 · #311735 · #352217 · #1B3517 · #080E12

Monochromatic palette

#080E12 · #080E12 · #172A35 · #2F546A · #467FA0

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