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#170FA4

#170fa4 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#170fa4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 5.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.98% cyan, 90.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 243.22°, with 83.24% saturation and 35.1% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.032

Complementary

  1. #170fa4
  2. #9ca40f

Split complementary

  1. #170fa4
  2. #a4620f
  3. #52a40f

Analogous

  1. #0f52a4
  2. #170fa4
  3. #620fa4

Triadic

  1. #170fa4
  2. #a4170f
  3. #0fa417

Tetradic

  1. #170fa4
  2. #a40f9c
  3. #9ca40f
  4. #0fa417

Square

  1. #170fa4
  2. #a40f52
  3. #9ca40f
  4. #0fa462

Monochromatic

  1. #030218
  2. #0d095e
  3. #170fa4
  4. #2116ea
  5. #645cf0

Shades

#170fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170fa4
  2. #150e94
  3. #120c83
  4. #100b73
  5. #0e0962
  6. #0c0852
  7. #090642
  8. #070531
  9. #050321
  10. #020210
  11. #000000

Tints

#170fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170fa4
  2. #2e27ad
  3. #453fb6
  4. #5d57bf
  5. #746fc8
  6. #8b87d2
  7. #a29fdb
  8. #b9b7e4
  9. #d1cfed
  10. #e8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170fa4
  2. #221aa0
  3. #2c269d
  4. #373199
  5. #413c96
  6. #4c4892
  7. #56538e
  8. #615e8b
  9. #6b6987
  10. #767584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.8:1 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 #002ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0022a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170fa4 {
  color: #170fa4;
}
Background
.bg-170fa4 {
  background-color: #170fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #170fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 15 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170fa4, #620fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 15 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.03 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.41 #e8f05b Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#170fa4  rgb(23, 15, 164)  hsl(243, 83%, 35%)  Zaffre
#9ca40f  rgb(156, 164, 15)  hsl(63, 83%, 35%)  Brass
#a4170f  rgb(164, 23, 15)  hsl(3, 83%, 35%)  Rufous
#0fa417  rgb(15, 164, 23)  hsl(123, 83%, 35%)  Islamic Green