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#170EA4

#170ea4 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170ea4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 5.49% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.98% cyan, 91.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 243.6°, with 84.27% saturation and 34.9% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.0318

Complementary

  1. #170ea4
  2. #9ba40e

Split complementary

  1. #170ea4
  2. #a4620e
  3. #50a40e

Analogous

  1. #0e50a4
  2. #170ea4
  3. #620ea4

Triadic

  1. #170ea4
  2. #a4170e
  3. #0ea417

Tetradic

  1. #170ea4
  2. #a40e9b
  3. #9ba40e
  4. #0ea417

Square

  1. #170ea4
  2. #a40e50
  3. #9ba40e
  4. #0ea462

Monochromatic

  1. #030217
  2. #0d085e
  3. #170ea4
  4. #2114ea
  5. #635af1

Shades

#170ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170ea4
  2. #150d94
  3. #120b83
  4. #100a73
  5. #0e0862
  6. #0c0752
  7. #090642
  8. #070431
  9. #050321
  10. #020110
  11. #000000

Tints

#170ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170ea4
  2. #2e26ad
  3. #453eb6
  4. #5d56bf
  5. #746ec8
  6. #8b87d2
  7. #a29fdb
  8. #b9b7e4
  9. #d1cfed
  10. #e8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170ea4
  2. #2219a0
  3. #2c259d
  4. #373099
  5. #413c96
  6. #4c4792
  7. #56528e
  8. #615e8b
  9. #6b6987
  10. #767584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0039a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170ea4 {
  color: #170ea4;
}
Background
.bg-170ea4 {
  background-color: #170ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #170ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 14 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170ea4, #620ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 14 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.02 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.40 #e8f15b Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#170ea4  rgb(23, 14, 164)  hsl(244, 84%, 35%)  Zaffre
#9ba40e  rgb(155, 164, 14)  hsl(64, 84%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a4170e  rgb(164, 23, 14)  hsl(4, 84%, 35%)  Rufous
#0ea417  rgb(14, 164, 23)  hsl(124, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green