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#170BCA

#170bca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170bca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.61% cyan, 94.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.77°, with 89.67% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0469

Complementary

  1. #170bca
  2. #beca0b

Split complementary

  1. #170bca
  2. #ca760b
  3. #5eca0b

Analogous

  1. #0b5eca
  2. #170bca
  3. #760bca

Triadic

  1. #170bca
  2. #ca170b
  3. #0bca17

Tetradic

  1. #170bca
  2. #ca0bbe
  3. #beca0b
  4. #0bca17

Square

  1. #170bca
  2. #ca0b5e
  3. #beca0b
  4. #0bca76

Monochromatic

  1. #060339
  2. #0f0781
  3. #170bca
  4. #3a2ef4
  5. #7f76f8

Shades

#170bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170bca
  2. #150ab6
  3. #1209a2
  4. #10088d
  5. #0e0779
  6. #0c0665
  7. #090451
  8. #07033d
  9. #050228
  10. #020114
  11. #000000

Tints

#170bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170bca
  2. #2e23cf
  3. #453cd5
  4. #5d54da
  5. #746ddf
  6. #8b85e5
  7. #a29dea
  8. #b9b6ef
  9. #d1cef4
  10. #e8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170bca
  2. #2217c3
  3. #2c22bb
  4. #372eb4
  5. #413aac
  6. #4c46a5
  7. #56519e
  8. #615d96
  9. #6b698f
  10. #767487
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32308d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00429f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170bca {
  color: #170bca;
}
Background
.bg-170bca {
  background-color: #170bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170bca {
  border: 2px solid #170bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 11 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170bca, #760bca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 11 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.27 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.72 #e8f435 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#170bca  rgb(23, 11, 202)  hsl(244, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#beca0b  rgb(190, 202, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#ca170b  rgb(202, 23, 11)  hsl(4, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bca17  rgb(11, 202, 23)  hsl(124, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green