Information about #172C64 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #172C64 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 44, 100) — 9% red, 17.3% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 22 / 0 / 61. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #172C64 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Biscay (#1B3162). Slightly further away sit Delft Blue (#1F305E) and Into The Blue (#193766).

The recipe behind #172C64 is rgb(23, 44, 100), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #172C64 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#172C64 color variations

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

#172C64 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#172C64 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#172C64 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#172C64 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#172C64 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #172C64

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

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Into The Blue color link
Into The Blue

#193766

Confidante color link
Confidante

#233167

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Deep Sapphire color link
Deep Sapphire

#082567

Tottenham Navy color link
Tottenham Navy

#132257

FRIDGEIT BLUE color link
FRIDGEIT BLUE

#072C5E

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Dark Phthalo Blue color link
Dark Phthalo Blue

#272D59

Marine color link
Marine

#042E60

#172C64 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172C64
  • RGB23, 44, 100
  • CMYK30, 22, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(23, 44, 100)
  • HSL224°, 63%, 24%
  • HSL Precise223.636°, 62.602%, 24.118%
  • HSV224°, 77%, 39%
  • HSB224°, 77%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.173, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.173, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.173, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID172C64
  • DECIMAL ID1518692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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