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#170EBA

#170eba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170eba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.63% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 243.14°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #170eba
  2. #b1ba0e

Split complementary

  1. #170eba
  2. #ba6d0e
  3. #5bba0e

Analogous

  1. #0e5bba
  2. #170eba
  3. #6d0eba

Triadic

  1. #170eba
  2. #ba170e
  3. #0eba17

Tetradic

  1. #170eba
  2. #ba0eb1
  3. #b1ba0e
  4. #0eba17

Square

  1. #170eba
  2. #ba0e5b
  3. #b1ba0e
  4. #0eba6d

Monochromatic

  1. #05032c
  2. #0e0973
  3. #170eba
  4. #3026ef
  5. #746df4

Shades

#170eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170eba
  2. #150da7
  3. #120b95
  4. #100a82
  5. #0e0870
  6. #0c075d
  7. #09064a
  8. #070438
  9. #050325
  10. #020113
  11. #000000

Tints

#170eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170eba
  2. #2e26c1
  3. #453ec8
  4. #5d56cf
  5. #746ed6
  6. #8b87dd
  7. #a29fe3
  8. #b9b7ea
  9. #d1cff1
  10. #e8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170eba
  2. #2219b4
  3. #2c25ae
  4. #3730a9
  5. #413ca3
  6. #4c479d
  7. #565297
  8. #615e91
  9. #6b698c
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170eba {
  color: #170eba;
}
Background
.bg-170eba {
  background-color: #170eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170eba {
  border: 2px solid #170eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 14 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170eba, #6d0eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 14 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.33 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.18 #e8f145 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#170eba  rgb(23, 14, 186)  hsl(243, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#b1ba0e  rgb(177, 186, 14)  hsl(63, 86%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ba170e  rgb(186, 23, 14)  hsl(3, 86%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0eba17  rgb(14, 186, 23)  hsl(123, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green