Information about #05172E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #05172E leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ornella Blue (#021224). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tangaroa (#03163C) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).
The recipe behind #05172E is rgb(5, 23, 46), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #05172E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #05172E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#05172E color variations
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#05172E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#05172E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#05172E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#05172E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#05172E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #05172E color
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Nearest named colors to #05172E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#021224
#03163C
#0B1021
#001C3D
#01153E
#012731
#151529
#112331
#00203C
#17182B
#001D1D
#00113F
#05172E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#05172E
- RGB5, 23, 46
- CMYK16, 9, 0, 82
- CSSrgb(5, 23, 46)
- HSL214°, 80%, 10%
- HSL Precise213.659°, 80.392%, 10%
- HSV214°, 89%, 18%
- HSB214°, 89%, 18%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.090, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.090, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.090, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID05172E
- DECIMAL ID333614
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
