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#170BC6

#170bc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170bc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.38% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 243.85°, with 89.47% saturation and 40.98% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.045

Complementary

  1. #170bc6
  2. #bac60b

Split complementary

  1. #170bc6
  2. #c6740b
  3. #5dc60b

Analogous

  1. #0b5dc6
  2. #170bc6
  3. #740bc6

Triadic

  1. #170bc6
  2. #c6170b
  3. #0bc617

Tetradic

  1. #170bc6
  2. #c60bba
  3. #bac60b
  4. #0bc617

Square

  1. #170bc6
  2. #c60b5d
  3. #bac60b
  4. #0bc674

Monochromatic

  1. #060335
  2. #0f077e
  3. #170bc6
  4. #372af3
  5. #7b73f7

Shades

#170bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170bc6
  2. #150ab2
  3. #12099e
  4. #10088b
  5. #0e0777
  6. #0c0663
  7. #09044f
  8. #07033b
  9. #050228
  10. #020114
  11. #000000

Tints

#170bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170bc6
  2. #2e23cc
  3. #453cd1
  4. #5d54d7
  5. #746ddd
  6. #8b85e3
  7. #a29de8
  8. #b9b6ee
  9. #d1cef4
  10. #e8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170bc6
  2. #2217bf
  3. #2c22b8
  4. #372eb1
  5. #413aaa
  6. #4c46a3
  7. #56519c
  8. #615d95
  9. #6b698e
  10. #767487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170bc6 {
  color: #170bc6;
}
Background
.bg-170bc6 {
  background-color: #170bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #170bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 11 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170bc6, #740bc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 11 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.08 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.35 #e8f439 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#170bc6  rgb(23, 11, 198)  hsl(244, 89%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bac60b  rgb(186, 198, 11)  hsl(64, 89%, 41%)  Pear
#c6170b  rgb(198, 23, 11)  hsl(4, 89%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#0bc617  rgb(11, 198, 23)  hsl(124, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green