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#0017EA

#0017ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0017ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 9.02% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 90.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 234.1°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0655

Complementary

  1. #0017ea
  2. #ead300

Split complementary

  1. #0017ea
  2. #ea5e00
  3. #8cea00

Analogous

  1. #008cea
  2. #0017ea
  3. #5e00ea

Triadic

  1. #0017ea
  2. #ea0017
  3. #17ea00

Tetradic

  1. #0017ea
  2. #d300ea
  3. #ead300
  4. #17ea00

Square

  1. #0017ea
  2. #ea008c
  3. #ead300
  4. #00ea5e

Monochromatic

  1. #000851
  2. #000f9d
  3. #0017ea
  4. #374bff
  5. #8490ff

Shades

#0017ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0017ea
  2. #0015d3
  3. #0012bb
  4. #0010a4
  5. #000e8c
  6. #000c75
  7. #00095e
  8. #000746
  9. #00052f
  10. #000217
  11. #000000

Tints

#0017ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0017ea
  2. #1a2eec
  3. #3345ee
  4. #4d5df0
  5. #6674f2
  6. #808bf5
  7. #99a2f7
  8. #b3b9f9
  9. #ccd1fb
  10. #e6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0017ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0017ea
  2. #0d22df
  3. #1a2cd5
  4. #2637ca
  5. #3341c0
  6. #404cb5
  7. #4d56aa
  8. #5a61a0
  9. #666b95
  10. #73768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0017ea {
  color: #0017ea;
}
Background
.bg-0017ea {
  background-color: #0017ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0017ea {
  border: 2px solid #0017ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0017ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 23 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0017ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0017ea, #5e00ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0017ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 23 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.70 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.52 #ffe815 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#0017ea  rgb(0, 23, 234)  hsl(234, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#ead300  rgb(234, 211, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 46%)  Citrine
#ea0017  rgb(234, 0, 23)  hsl(354, 100%, 46%)  Lust
#17ea00  rgb(23, 234, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 46%)  Lime