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#1517CB

#1517cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1517cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 9.02% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.66% cyan, 88.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 239.34°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #1517cb
  2. #cbc915

Split complementary

  1. #1517cb
  2. #cb6e15
  3. #72cb15

Analogous

  1. #1572cb
  2. #1517cb
  3. #6e15cb

Triadic

  1. #1517cb
  2. #cb1517
  3. #17cb15

Tetradic

  1. #1517cb
  2. #c915cb
  3. #cbc915
  4. #17cb15

Square

  1. #1517cb
  2. #cb1572
  3. #cbc915
  4. #15cb6e

Monochromatic

  1. #070740
  2. #0e0f86
  3. #1517cb
  4. #4143eb
  5. #8688f3

Shades

#1517cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1517cb
  2. #1315b7
  3. #1112a2
  4. #0f108e
  5. #0d0e7a
  6. #0b0c66
  7. #080951
  8. #06073d
  9. #040529
  10. #020214
  11. #000000

Tints

#1517cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1517cb
  2. #2c2ed0
  3. #4445d5
  4. #5b5ddb
  5. #7374e0
  6. #8a8be5
  7. #a1a2ea
  8. #b9b9ef
  9. #d0d1f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1517cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1517cb
  2. #2022c4
  3. #2a2cbc
  4. #3537b5
  5. #4041ad
  6. #4b4ca6
  7. #55569e
  8. #606197
  9. #6b6b8f
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33348e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1517cb {
  color: #1517cb;
}
Background
.bg-1517cb {
  background-color: #1517cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1517cb {
  border: 2px solid #1517cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1517cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 23 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1517cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1517cb, #6e15cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1517cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 23 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.78 #eae834 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1517cb  rgb(21, 23, 203)  hsl(239, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#cbc915  rgb(203, 201, 21)  hsl(59, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#cb1517  rgb(203, 21, 23)  hsl(359, 81%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#17cb15  rgb(23, 203, 21)  hsl(119, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green