#172AEE Hex color

#172AEE

The hexadecimal color code #172AEE corresponds to the code RGB( 23, 42, 238 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,09 level), green (at 0,16 level) and blue (at 0,93 level). Its brightness is 51% and its saturation is 86%. It is composed of red at 7%, green at 13% and blue at 78%. The dominant component is blue.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

235
86
51
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #172AEE
RGB Code rgb( 23 , 42 , 238)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 9.0% , 16.5% , 93.3% )
HSLhsl( 235 , 86% , 51% )
Complementary
Color
#E8D511


Variations of #172AEE

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #172AEE is the color #E7E9FD

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #020417.

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Other Shades of Blue

Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #E8D511 is the color exactly opposite to #172AEE on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#172AEE

Triadic palette



Uses of #172AEE in CSS

When using #172AEE as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #172AEE as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#172AEE as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #172AEE;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #172AEE;  }

Border

#172AEE colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #172AEE;  }

Shadow

#172AEE shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #172AEE; }

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