All About Color #172C4F

#172C4F

About #172C4F

#172C4F is a dark blue color with the hex code #172C4F. In RGB it is red 23, green 44, blue 79; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 55%, lightness 20%; in CMYK it is 71%, 44%, 0%, 69%. Its contrast ratio is 13.91:1 on white and 1.51:1 on black.

#172C4F Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 2C, 4F
CMYK70.89%, 44.30%, 0.00%, 69.02%
RGB Decimal23, 44, 79
HSL218°, 55%, 20%
RGB Octal27, 54, 117
HSV (HSB)217.50°, 70.89%, 30.98%
RGB Binary10111, 101100, 1001111
CIE-L*AB18.13, 4.77, -24.03
RGB Percent9.02%, 17.25%, 30.98%
CIE-L*CH18.13, 24.50, 281.24
XYZ2.67, 2.55, 7.75
CIE-L*UV18.13, -7.45, -26.11
xyY0.21, 0.20, 2.55
Hunter-Lab15.96, 1.87, -17.61
RYB9.02%, 15.01%, 30.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#172C4F on a dark background: contrast 1.51:1, fails WCAG AA.
#172C4F on a light background: contrast 13.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #172C4F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #172C4F. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#172C4F · #2C5396 · #060B14 · #4F3A17 · #966F2C

Analogous palette

#174F3A · #17484F · #172C4F · #1E174F · #3A174F

Triadic palette

#172C4F · #4F172C · #2C4F17 · #2C5396 · #962C53

Tetradic palette

#172C4F · #4F1748 · #4F3A17 · #174F1E · #060B14

Monochromatic palette

#060B14 · #060B14 · #172C4F · #284C8A · #396DC6

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