Information about #172B5E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#172B5E presents itself as a strongly colored 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 almost identical to Biscay (#1B3162). Slightly further away sit Delft Blue (#1F305E) and Tottenham Navy (#132257).
The recipe behind #172B5E is rgb(23, 43, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172B5E: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#172B5E color variations
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#172B5E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#172B5E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#172B5E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#172B5E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#172B5E 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 #172B5E color
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Nearest named colors to #172B5E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1B3162
#1F305E
#132257
#1D2951
#193766
#1E385B
#13274F
#072C5E
#233167
#1B2450
#262857
#272D59
#172B5E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#172B5E
- RGB23, 43, 94
- CMYK28, 20, 0, 63
- CSSrgb(23, 43, 94)
- HSL223°, 61%, 23%
- HSL Precise223.099°, 60.684%, 22.941%
- HSV223°, 76%, 37%
- HSB223°, 76%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.169, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.169, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.169, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID172B5E
- DECIMAL ID1518430
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
