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#1705AB

#1705ab ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1705ab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.55% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 246.51°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.0323

Complementary

  1. #1705ab
  2. #99ab05

Split complementary

  1. #1705ab
  2. #ab6a05
  3. #46ab05

Analogous

  1. #0546ab
  2. #1705ab
  3. #6a05ab

Triadic

  1. #1705ab
  2. #ab1705
  3. #05ab17

Tetradic

  1. #1705ab
  2. #ab0599
  3. #99ab05
  4. #05ab17

Square

  1. #1705ab
  2. #ab0546
  3. #99ab05
  4. #05ab6a

Monochromatic

  1. #030116
  2. #0d0361
  3. #1705ab
  4. #2107f5
  5. #624ffa

Shades

#1705ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1705ab
  2. #15059a
  3. #120489
  4. #100478
  5. #0e0367
  6. #0c0356
  7. #090244
  8. #070233
  9. #050122
  10. #020111
  11. #000000

Tints

#1705ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1705ab
  2. #2e1eb3
  3. #4537bc
  4. #5d50c4
  5. #7469cd
  6. #8b82d5
  7. #a29bdd
  8. #b9b4e6
  9. #d1cdee
  10. #e8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1705ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1705ab
  2. #2211a7
  3. #2c1ea2
  4. #372a9e
  5. #41369a
  6. #4c4396
  7. #564f91
  8. #615b8d
  9. #6b6789
  10. #767484
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002dad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0020aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1705ab {
  color: #1705ab;
}
Background
.bg-1705ab {
  background-color: #1705ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1705ab {
  border: 2px solid #1705ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1705ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1705ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1705ab, #6a05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1705ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.90 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.18 #e8fa54 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1705ab  rgb(23, 5, 171)  hsl(247, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#99ab05  rgb(153, 171, 5)  hsl(67, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#ab1705  rgb(171, 23, 5)  hsl(7, 94%, 35%)  Rufous
#05ab17  rgb(5, 171, 23)  hsl(127, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green