#171a7d Color Information

#171a7d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #171a7d. In RGB, it consists of 9.0% Red, 10.2% Green, and 49.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 81.6% Cyan, 79.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 238.2°, with saturation of 68.9% and lightness of 29%. The decimal value for #171a7d is 1514109, and its nearest "web safe" color is #003366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #171a7d is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#171a7d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color23, 26, 125 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color9.0%, 10.2%, 49.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.910, 0.898, 0.510 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.816, 0.792, 0, 0.51 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color238.2°, 68.9%, 29.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color238.2°, 81.6%, 49.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.424, 2.402, 19.632 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color23, 26, 125 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1514109 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color17.468, 35.606, -55.286 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)17.468, 65.759, 302.783 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color17.468, -4.473, -56.944 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color15.497, 23.842, -64.263 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.167, 0.091, 2.402 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279704189 / 0xff171a7d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#003366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #171a7d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #171a7d, its pure hue is 238.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.9%, and its lightness is 29.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #171a7d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030310 to #14176d.

Tints of #171a7d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #171a7d, its pure hue is 238.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.9%, and its lightness is 29.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #171a7d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #34378d to #e2e2ef.

Tones of #171a7d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #171a7d, its pure hue is 238.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #171a7d, which range from #4a4a4a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #000494 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #171a7d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #171a7d! For #171a7d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #171a7d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #171a7d

This color, #171a7d, consists of 9.0% Red, 10.2% Green, and 49.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 23, Green = 26, Blue = 125. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #171a7d is 81.6% Cyan, 79.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R9.0%
C81.6%
G10.2%
M79.2%
B49.0%
Y0.0%
K51.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 23 26 125
Octal 27 32 175
Hexa #17 #1a #7d
Binary 00010111 00011010 01111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 81 79 0 50
Octal 121 117 0 62
Hexa #51 #4f #00 #32
Binary 01010001 01001111 00000000 00110010

Analogous Colors of #171a7d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #171a7d — which has hue 238.2° — its analogous colors are located at 208.2° and 268.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #171a7d.

Triadic Colors of #171a7d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #171a7d — which has hue 238.2° — its triadic colors are located at 118.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #171a7d.

Complementary Color of #171a7d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #171a7d — which has hue 238.2° — its complementary color is located at 58.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #171a7d.

Split Complementary Colors of #171a7d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #171a7d — which has hue 238.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 28.2° and 238.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #171a7d.

Tetradic Colors of #171a7d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #171a7d — which has hue 238.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 148.2°, 238.2°, 328.2°, and 58.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #171a7d.

Monochromatic Colors of #171a7d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #171a7d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #111239 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1117cd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #171a7d

We want to make getting started with #171a7d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #171a7d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #171a7d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #171a7d with other HTML elements.

#171a7d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #171a7d.
<span style="color: #171a7d;">The color of this text is #171a7d.</span>

#171a7d Background Color

The background color for this text is #171a7d.
<div style="background-color: #171a7d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #171a7d.</div>

#171a7d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #171a7d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #171a7d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #171a7d.</span>

#171a7d Border Color

This is a div with border color #171a7d.
<div style="border: #171a7d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #171a7d.</div>

#171a7d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #171a7d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #171a7d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #171a7d on a white background.</div></div>

#171a7d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #171a7d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #171a7d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #171a7d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #171a7d to White

This is a gradient from #171a7d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#171a7d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #171a7d to white.</div>

Gradient from #171a7d to Black

This is a gradient from #171a7d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#171a7d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#171a7d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #171a7d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #171a7d

In addition to using #171a7d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #171a7d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #171a7d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 23, Green = 26, Blue = 125). If you need details about the color coordinates of #171a7d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #171a7d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(23, 26, 125)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #171a7d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #171a7d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #171a7d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(23, 26, 125);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#171a7d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:23, green:26, blue:125, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:23 green:26 blue:125 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(23f, 26f, 125f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(23, 26, 125);
 

#171a7d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #171a7d the same way. For those with color blindness, #171a7d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #171a7d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #171a7d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #171a7d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #171a7d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #171a7d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 14.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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