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#170BC1

#170bc1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170bc1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 4.31% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.08% cyan, 94.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 243.96°, with 89.22% saturation and 40% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #170bc1
  2. #b5c10b

Split complementary

  1. #170bc1
  2. #c1720b
  3. #5ac10b

Analogous

  1. #0b5ac1
  2. #170bc1
  3. #720bc1

Triadic

  1. #170bc1
  2. #c1170b
  3. #0bc117

Tetradic

  1. #170bc1
  2. #c10bb5
  3. #b5c10b
  4. #0bc117

Square

  1. #170bc1
  2. #c10b5a
  3. #b5c10b
  4. #0bc172

Monochromatic

  1. #060330
  2. #0e0779
  3. #170bc1
  4. #3326f3
  5. #776ef7

Shades

#170bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170bc1
  2. #150aae
  3. #12099a
  4. #100887
  5. #0e0774
  6. #0c0661
  7. #09044d
  8. #07033a
  9. #050227
  10. #020113
  11. #000000

Tints

#170bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170bc1
  2. #2e23c7
  3. #453ccd
  4. #5d54d4
  5. #746dda
  6. #8b85e0
  7. #a29de6
  8. #b9b6ec
  9. #d1cef3
  10. #e8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170bc1
  2. #2217bb
  3. #2c22b4
  4. #372eae
  5. #413aa7
  6. #4c46a1
  7. #56519a
  8. #615d94
  9. #6b698d
  10. #767487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170bc1 {
  color: #170bc1;
}
Background
.bg-170bc1 {
  background-color: #170bc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #170bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 11 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170bc1, #720bc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 11 193 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.06 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.67 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.48 #e8f43e Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#170bc1  rgb(23, 11, 193)  hsl(244, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#b5c10b  rgb(181, 193, 11)  hsl(64, 89%, 40%)  Apple Green
#c1170b  rgb(193, 23, 11)  hsl(4, 89%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0bc117  rgb(11, 193, 23)  hsl(124, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green