Information about #172659 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#172659 presents itself as a confidently colored blue — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tottenham Navy (#132257). Its next-closest registered neighbors are OSS Blue (#1B2450) and Space Cadet (#1D2951).
In RGB terms — rgb(23, 38, 89) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172659: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #172659 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#172659 color variations
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#172659 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#172659 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#172659 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#172659 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#172659 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 #172659 color
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Nearest named colors to #172659
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#132257
#1B2450
#1D2951
#13274F
#13264D
#1F305E
#1B3162
#092256
#1B294B
#262857
#0A2351
#122B4A
#172659 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#172659
- RGB23, 38, 89
- CMYK26, 20, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(23, 38, 89)
- HSL226°, 59%, 22%
- HSL Precise226.364°, 58.929%, 21.961%
- HSV226°, 74%, 35%
- HSB226°, 74%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.149, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.149, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.149, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID172659
- DECIMAL ID1517145
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
