Information about #172B59 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#172B59 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tottenham Navy (#132257). Slightly further away sit Space Cadet (#1D2951) and Delft Blue (#1F305E).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 43, 89)), which gives #172B59 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172B59: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #172B59 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#172B59 color variations
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#172B59 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#172B59 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#172B59 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#172B59 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#172B59 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #172B59 color
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Nearest named colors to #172B59
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#132257
#1D2951
#1F305E
#13274F
#1B3162
#1B2450
#13264D
#1B294B
#1E385B
#262857
#122B4A
#272D59
#172B59 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#172B59
- RGB23, 43, 89
- CMYK26, 18, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(23, 43, 89)
- HSL222°, 59%, 22%
- HSL Precise221.818°, 58.929%, 21.961%
- HSV222°, 74%, 35%
- HSB222°, 74%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.169, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.169, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.169, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID172B59
- DECIMAL ID1518425
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
