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#170BCB

#170bcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#170bcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 4.31% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 94.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 89.72% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.95.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0473

Complementary

  1. #170bcb
  2. #bfcb0b

Split complementary

  1. #170bcb
  2. #cb770b
  3. #5fcb0b

Analogous

  1. #0b5fcb
  2. #170bcb
  3. #770bcb

Triadic

  1. #170bcb
  2. #cb170b
  3. #0bcb17

Tetradic

  1. #170bcb
  2. #cb0bbf
  3. #bfcb0b
  4. #0bcb17

Square

  1. #170bcb
  2. #cb0b5f
  3. #bfcb0b
  4. #0bcb77

Monochromatic

  1. #07033a
  2. #0f0782
  3. #170bcb
  4. #3b2ff4
  5. #7f77f8

Shades

#170bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170bcb
  2. #150ab7
  3. #1209a2
  4. #10088e
  5. #0e077a
  6. #0c0666
  7. #090451
  8. #07033d
  9. #050229
  10. #020114
  11. #000000

Tints

#170bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170bcb
  2. #2e23d0
  3. #453cd5
  4. #5d54db
  5. #746de0
  6. #8b85e5
  7. #a29dea
  8. #b9b6ef
  9. #d1cef5
  10. #e8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170bcb
  2. #2217c4
  3. #2c22bc
  4. #372eb5
  5. #413aad
  6. #4c46a6
  7. #56519e
  8. #615d97
  9. #6b698f
  10. #767488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32308d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170bcb {
  color: #170bcb;
}
Background
.bg-170bcb {
  background-color: #170bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170bcb {
  border: 2px solid #170bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 11 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170bcb, #770bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 11 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.47 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.75 #e8f434 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#170bcb  rgb(23, 11, 203)  hsl(244, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#bfcb0b  rgb(191, 203, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#cb170b  rgb(203, 23, 11)  hsl(4, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bcb17  rgb(11, 203, 23)  hsl(124, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green