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#172b93 Hex Color Code

#172b93 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #172b93 is a medium dark shade of blue. In the RGB color model #172b93 is comprised of 9.02% red, 16.86% green and 57.65% blue. In the HSL color space #172b93 has a hue of 230° (degrees), 73% saturation and 33% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 466.88 nm.

Color Variations

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#172b93 linear gradient to complementary #3faa00

  1. #172b93
  2. #3b4083
  3. #4a5573
  4. #516a61
  5. #527f4e
  6. #4d9435
  7. #3faa00

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #002288 / #028
  2. #03258c
  3. #0f288f
  4. #172b93
  5. #1e2e97
  6. #24319a
  7. #29349e

Tones

  1. #172b93
  2. #2f3289
  3. #3d397f
  4. #464074
  5. #4d476a
  6. #514e60
  7. #555555 / #555

Tints and Shades

#172b93 to white

  1. #172b93
  2. #4e4aa5
  3. #746bb7
  4. #988ec9
  5. #bab2db
  6. #ddd8ed
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#172b93 to black

  1. #172b93
  2. #1b2579
  3. #1b1f60
  4. #1a1948
  5. #161431
  6. #100b1c
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Caparol

    1. ★ 40/14
      #002c90       ΔE = 1.432 / LRV ≈ 3.8%
    2. 50 18 260 / Lazur 105
      #1c3088       ΔE = 2.860 / LRV ≈ 4.1%

  2. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 38-a
      #29278a       ΔE = 1.899 / LRV ≈ 3.8%
    2. 38-a1
      #282585       ΔE = 2.736 / LRV ≈ 3.5%

  3. Toyo Ink

    1. ★ CF10450
      #282e89       ΔE = 2.149 / LRV ≈ 4.2%

  4. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 2370 C
      #2f2a95       ΔE = 2.292 / LRV ≈ 4.4%
    2. Dark Blue C
      #00249c       ΔE = 2.916 / LRV ≈ 3.7%

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Dichromacy

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#172b93 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#172b93 foreground

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="color: #172b93">…</p>

#172b93 background

Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.

Marc Chagall
<p style="background-color: #172b93">…</p>

#172b93 shadow

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #172b93">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
1518483
Binary
00010111, 00101011, 10010011
Hexadecimal
#172b93
LRV
≈ 4.0%
Closest short hex
#139 ΔE = 2.836
RGB
rgb(23, 43, 147)
RGBA
rgba(23, 43, 147, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.108, g: 0.202, b: 0.690
RYB
red: 9.020%, yellow: 15.773%, blue: 57.647%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-15258733 / 0xff172b93
HSL
hsl(230, 73%, 33%)
HSLA
hsla(230, 73%, 33%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 230° (230.323), saturation: 84% (0.844), value: 58% (0.576)
HSP
hue: 230.323, saturation: 84.354%, perceived brightness: 23.876%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 263.533, S: 89.100, L: 23.723
Cubehelix
H: -131.436, S: 1.299, L: 0.190
TSL
T: -2.547, S: 0.350, L: 0.192
CMYK
cyan: 84% (0.844), magenta: 71% (0.707), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 42% (0.424)
CMY
cyan: 91% (0.910), magenta: 83% (0.831), yellow: 42% (0.424)
XYZ
X: 6.482, Y: 4.016, Z: 28.032
xyY
x: 0.168, y: 0.104, Y: 4.016
CIELab
L: 23.723, a: 33.058, b: -58.742
CIELuv
L: 23.723, u: -7.994, v: -70.529
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 23.723, C: 67.405, H: 299.369
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 23.723, C: 70.981, H: 263.533
Hunter-Lab
L: 20.039, a: 22.669, b: -68.909
CIECAM02
J: 16.201, C: 58.981, h: 261.651, Q: 79.301, M: 51.578, s: 80.648, H: 311.950
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.761, jaune: -10.767, green: 1.724
LMS
L: 1.923, M: 2.427, S: 27.640
YCbCr
Y: 57.989, Cb: 176.616, Cr: 111.836
YCgCo
Y: 64.000, Cg: -21.000, Co: -25.250
YDbDr
Y: 48.876, Db: 147.632, Dr: 49.228
YPbPr
Y: 46.228, Pb: 54.300, Pr: -14.784
xvYCC
Y: 55.702, Cb: 175.699, Cr: 115.013
YIQ
Y: 48.876, I: -45.326, Q: 28.129
YUV
Y: 48.876, U: 48.287, V: -22.701
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 8.730
Brand Color
Nokia ΔE = 4.169

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