#17277d Color Information

#17277d 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 #17277d. In RGB, it consists of 9.0% Red, 15.3% Green, and 49.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 81.6% Cyan, 68.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 230.6°, with saturation of 68.9% and lightness of 29%. The decimal value for #17277d is 1517437, and its nearest "web safe" color is #003366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #17277d 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#17277d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color23, 39, 125 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color9.0%, 15.3%, 49.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.910, 0.847, 0.510 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.816, 0.688, 0, 0.51 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color230.6°, 68.9%, 29.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color230.6°, 81.6%, 49.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.780, 3.114, 19.751 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color23, 37, 125 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1517437 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color20.494, 27.261, -50.294 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)20.494, 57.208, 298.459 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color20.494, -6.706, -57.354 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color17.646, 17.476, -54.010 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.173, 0.113, 3.114 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279707517 / 0xff17277d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#003366 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #17277d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #17277d, its pure hue is 230.6° 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 #17277d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030510 to #14226d.

Tints of #17277d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #17277d, its pure hue is 230.6° 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 #17277d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #34428d to #e2e4ef.

Tones of #17277d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #17277d, its pure hue is 230.6° 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 #17277d, which range from #4a4a4a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #001794 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #17277d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #17277d! For #17277d, 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, #17277d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #17277d

This color, #17277d, consists of 9.0% Red, 15.3% Green, and 49.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 23, Green = 39, Blue = 125. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #17277d is 81.6% Cyan, 68.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 51% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R9.0%
C81.6%
G15.3%
M68.8%
B49.0%
Y0.0%
K51.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 23 39 125
Octal 27 47 175
Hexa #17 #27 #7d
Binary 00010111 00100111 01111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 81 68 0 50
Octal 121 104 0 62
Hexa #51 #44 #00 #32
Binary 01010001 01000100 00000000 00110010

Analogous Colors of #17277d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #17277d — which has hue 230.6° — its analogous colors are located at 200.6° and 260.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #17277d.

Triadic Colors of #17277d

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 #17277d — which has hue 230.6° — its triadic colors are located at 110.6° and 350.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #17277d.

Complementary Color of #17277d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #17277d — which has hue 230.6° — its complementary color is located at 50.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #17277d.

Split Complementary Colors of #17277d

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 #17277d — which has hue 230.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 20.6° and 230.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #17277d.

Tetradic Colors of #17277d

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 #17277d — which has hue 230.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 140.6°, 230.6°, 320.6°, and 50.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #17277d.

Monochromatic Colors of #17277d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #17277d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #111739 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #112fcd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #17277d

We want to make getting started with #17277d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #17277d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #17277d 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 #17277d with other HTML elements.

#17277d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #17277d.
<span style="color: #17277d;">The color of this text is #17277d.</span>

#17277d Background Color

The background color for this text is #17277d.
<div style="background-color: #17277d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #17277d.</div>

#17277d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #17277d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #17277d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #17277d.</span>

#17277d Border Color

This is a div with border color #17277d.
<div style="border: #17277d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #17277d.</div>

#17277d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #17277d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #17277d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #17277d on a white background.</div></div>

#17277d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #17277d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #17277d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #17277d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #17277d to White

This is a gradient from #17277d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#17277d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #17277d to white.</div>

Gradient from #17277d to Black

This is a gradient from #17277d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#17277d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#17277d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #17277d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #17277d

In addition to using #17277d 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 #17277d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #17277d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 23, Green = 39, Blue = 125). If you need details about the color coordinates of #17277d 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 #17277d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(23, 39, 125)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #17277d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #17277d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #17277d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(23, 39, 125);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#17277d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:23, green:39, blue:125, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:23 green:39 blue:125 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(23f, 39f, 125f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(23, 39, 125);
 

#17277d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #17277d the same way. For those with color blindness, #17277d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #17277d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #17277d 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 #17277d 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 #17277d 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 #17277d 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 12.9:1 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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