Information about #171888 color

#171888 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#171888 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 24, 136) — 9% red, 9.4% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 44 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#171888 is a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Denim Dark Blue (#151B8D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jacksons Purple (#20208D) and Royal (#0C1793).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 24, 136) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #171888 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#171888 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#171888 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #171888

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#171888
  • RGB23, 24, 136
  • CMYK44, 44, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(23, 24, 136)
  • HSL239°, 71%, 31%
  • HSL Precise239.469°, 71.069%, 31.176%
  • HSV239°, 83%, 53%
  • HSB239°, 83%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.094, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.094, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.094, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID171888
  • DECIMAL ID1513608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01