All About Color #2172AB

#2172AB

About #2172AB

#2172AB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2172AB. In RGB it is red 33, green 114, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 68%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 81%, 33%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.17:1 on white and 4.06:1 on black.

#2172AB Color Conversion

Hex triplet21, 72, AB
CMYK80.70%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal33, 114, 171
HSL205°, 68%, 40%
RGB Octal41, 162, 253
HSV (HSB)204.78°, 80.70%, 67.06%
RGB Binary100001, 1110010, 10101011
CIE-L*AB46.04, -3.39, -37.16
RGB Percent12.94%, 44.71%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH46.04, 37.31, 264.79
XYZ14.00, 15.30, 40.74
CIE-L*UV46.04, -26.78, -54.96
xyY0.20, 0.22, 15.30
Hunter-Lab39.11, -4.58, -34.38
RYB12.94%, 32.96%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2172AB on a dark background: contrast 4.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2172AB on a light background: contrast 5.17:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2172AB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2172AB · #4BA0DD · #123E5E · #AB5A21 · #DD884B

Analogous palette

#21AB5A · #21ABA0 · #2172AB · #212CAB · #5A21AB

Triadic palette

#2172AB · #AB2172 · #72AB21 · #4BA0DD · #DD4BA0

Tetradic palette

#2172AB · #A021AB · #AB5A21 · #2CAB21 · #123E5E

Monochromatic palette

#081C2B · #14476B · #2172AB · #3E99DA · #7EBBE7

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