All About Color #172B59

#172B59

About #172B59

#172B59 is a dark blue color with the hex code #172B59. In RGB it is red 23, green 43, blue 89; in HSL it is hue 222°, saturation 59%, lightness 22%; in CMYK it is 74%, 52%, 0%, 65%. Its contrast ratio is 13.76:1 on white and 1.53:1 on black.

#172B59 Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 2B, 59
CMYK74.16%, 51.69%, 0.00%, 65.10%
RGB Decimal23, 43, 89
HSL222°, 59%, 22%
RGB Octal27, 53, 131
HSV (HSB)221.82°, 74.16%, 34.90%
RGB Binary10111, 101011, 1011001
CIE-L*AB18.50, 9.66, -30.14
RGB Percent9.02%, 16.86%, 34.90%
CIE-L*CH18.50, 31.65, 287.76
XYZ3.02, 2.63, 9.80
CIE-L*UV18.50, -7.16, -33.41
xyY0.20, 0.17, 2.63
Hunter-Lab16.22, 4.85, -24.47
RYB9.02%, 15.04%, 34.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#172B59 on a dark background: contrast 1.53:1, fails WCAG AA.
#172B59 on a light background: contrast 13.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #172B59, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#172B59 · #2A4EA2 · #050A14 · #594517 · #A27E2A

Analogous palette

#175945 · #174C59 · #172B59 · #241759 · #451759

Triadic palette

#172B59 · #59172B · #2B5917 · #2A4EA2 · #A22A4E

Tetradic palette

#172B59 · #59174C · #594517 · #175924 · #050A14

Monochromatic palette

#050A14 · #070E1C · #172B59 · #274896 · #3C68CD

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