Information about #172CA6 color

#172CA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#172CA6 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 44, 166) — 9% red, 17.3% green, 65.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 56 / 48 / 0 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively classic blue, #172CA6 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Egyptian Blue (#1034A6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Samsung Blue (#12279E) and Strong Sapphire Blue (#002AA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 44, 166)), which gives #172CA6 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#172CA6 color variations

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

#172CA6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#172CA6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#172CA6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#172CA6 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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#172CA6 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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#74A617
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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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#1774A6
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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
#172CA6
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#A6172C
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#2CA617
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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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#9117A6
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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 #172CA6

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

Egyptian Blue color link
Egyptian Blue

#1034A6

Samsung Blue color link
Samsung Blue

#12279E

Strong Sapphire Blue color link
Strong Sapphire Blue

#002AA8

International Klein Blue color link
International Klein Blue

#002FA7

UA Blue color link
UA Blue

#0033AA

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Persian Blue color link
Persian Blue

#1C39BB

Philippine Blue color link
Philippine Blue

#0038A7

Royal Azure color link
Royal Azure

#0038A8

Boeing Blue color link
Boeing Blue

#0039A6

Dark Powder Blue color link
Dark Powder Blue

#003399

Jahangir Blue color link
Jahangir Blue

#042592

#172CA6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172CA6
  • RGB23, 44, 166
  • CMYK56, 48, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(23, 44, 166)
  • HSL231°, 76%, 37%
  • HSL Precise231.189°, 75.661%, 37.059%
  • HSV231°, 86%, 65%
  • HSB231°, 86%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.173, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.173, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.173, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID172CA6
  • DECIMAL ID1518758
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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