All About Color #172BB0

#172BB0

About #172BB0

#172BB0 is a dark blue color with the hex code #172BB0. In RGB it is red 23, green 43, blue 176; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 77%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 87%, 76%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 10.45:1 on white and 2.01:1 on black.

#172BB0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 2B, B0
CMYK86.93%, 75.57%, 0.00%, 30.98%
RGB Decimal23, 43, 176
HSL232°, 77%, 39%
RGB Octal27, 53, 260
HSV (HSB)232.16°, 86.93%, 69.02%
RGB Binary10111, 101011, 10110000
CIE-L*AB26.86, 43.60, -71.19
RGB Percent9.02%, 16.86%, 69.02%
CIE-L*CH26.86, 83.48, 301.49
XYZ9.05, 5.04, 41.57
CIE-L*UV26.86, -8.70, -87.84
xyY0.16, 0.09, 5.04
Hunter-Lab22.46, 32.65, -94.02
RYB9.02%, 15.96%, 69.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#172BB0 on a dark background: contrast 2.01:1, fails WCAG AA.
#172BB0 on a light background: contrast 10.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #172BB0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #172BB0. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#172BB0 · #3D53E6 · #0C175F · #B09C17 · #E6CF3D

Analogous palette

#17B09C · #1778B0 · #172BB0 · #4F17B0 · #9C17B0

Triadic palette

#172BB0 · #B0172B · #2BB017 · #3D53E6 · #E63D53

Tetradic palette

#172BB0 · #B01778 · #B09C17 · #17B04F · #0C175F

Monochromatic palette

#050A29 · #0E1B6C · #172BB0 · #2F47E4 · #7383ED

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