Information about #17495C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #17495C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 73, 92) — 9% red, 28.6% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 7 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #17495C 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 Nationalist Blue (#174358). Slightly further away sit Guru (#154C65) and Astronaut Blue (#214559).

The recipe behind #17495C is rgb(23, 73, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #17495C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#17495C color variations

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

#17495C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#17495C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#17495C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#17495C 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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#17495C 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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#5E4F17
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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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#5E174A
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#4A5E17
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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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#2B175E
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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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#4F175E
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#5E2B17
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#275E17
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Nearest named colors to #17495C

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

Nationalist Blue color link
Nationalist Blue

#174358

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Dark Grey Blue color link
Dark Grey Blue

#29465B

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

#17495C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#17495C
  • RGB23, 73, 92
  • CMYK27, 7, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(23, 73, 92)
  • HSL197°, 60%, 23%
  • HSL Precise196.522°, 60%, 22.549%
  • HSV197°, 75%, 36%
  • HSB197°, 75%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.286, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.286, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.286, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID17495C
  • DECIMAL ID1526108
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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