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#1700A0

#1700a0 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1700a0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 248.63°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0272

Complementary

  1. #1700a0
  2. #89a000

Split complementary

  1. #1700a0
  2. #a06700
  3. #39a000

Analogous

  1. #0039a0
  2. #1700a0
  3. #6700a0

Triadic

  1. #1700a0
  2. #a01700
  3. #00a017

Tetradic

  1. #1700a0
  2. #a00089
  3. #89a000
  4. #00a017

Square

  1. #1700a0
  2. #a00039
  3. #89a000
  4. #00a067

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0c0053
  3. #1700a0
  4. #2200ec
  5. #563aff

Shades

#1700a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1700a0
  2. #150090
  3. #120080
  4. #100070
  5. #0e0060
  6. #0c0050
  7. #090040
  8. #070030
  9. #050020
  10. #020010
  11. #000000

Tints

#1700a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1700a0
  2. #2e1aaa
  3. #4533b3
  4. #5d4dbd
  5. #7466c6
  6. #8b80d0
  7. #a299d9
  8. #b9b3e3
  9. #d1ccec
  10. #e8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1700a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1700a0
  2. #220d9d
  3. #2c1a9a
  4. #372696
  5. #413393
  6. #4c4090
  7. #564d8d
  8. #615a8a
  9. #6b6686
  10. #767383
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #26226e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0035a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00269e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00405c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0028a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001c9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00317d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1700a0 {
  color: #1700a0;
}
Background
.bg-1700a0 {
  background-color: #1700a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1700a0 {
  border: 2px solid #1700a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1700a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1700a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1700a0, #6700a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1700a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.72 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.77 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.13 #e8ff5f Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1700a0  rgb(23, 0, 160)  hsl(249, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#89a000  rgb(137, 160, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 31%)  Apple Green
#a01700  rgb(160, 23, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#00a017  rgb(0, 160, 23)  hsl(129, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green