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#171984

#171984 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#171984 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 9.8% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.58% cyan, 81.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.9°, with 70.32% saturation and 30.39% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0254

Complementary

  1. #171984
  2. #848217

Split complementary

  1. #171984
  2. #844b17
  3. #4f8417

Analogous

  1. #174f84
  2. #171984
  3. #4b1784

Triadic

  1. #171984
  2. #841719
  3. #198417

Tetradic

  1. #171984
  2. #821784
  3. #848217
  4. #198417

Square

  1. #171984
  2. #84174f
  3. #848217
  4. #17844b

Monochromatic

  1. #030311
  2. #0c0d43
  3. #171984
  4. #2225c5
  5. #5356e1

Shades

#171984 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171984
  2. #151777
  3. #12146a
  4. #10125c
  5. #0e0f4f
  6. #0c0d42
  7. #090a35
  8. #070828
  9. #05051a
  10. #02030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#171984 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171984
  2. #2e3090
  3. #45479d
  4. #5d5ea9
  5. #7475b5
  6. #8b8cc2
  7. #a2a3ce
  8. #b9bada
  9. #d1d1e6
  10. #e8e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171984 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171984
  2. #222384
  3. #2c2e83
  4. #373883
  5. #414282
  6. #4c4d82
  7. #565782
  8. #616181
  9. #6b6b81
  10. #767680
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #25265c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002782 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003a4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171984 {
  color: #171984;
}
Background
.bg-171984 {
  background-color: #171984;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171984 {
  border: 2px solid #171984;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171984;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 25 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171984 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171984, #4b1784);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171984 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 25 132 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.50 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.97 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.23 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.98 #e8e67b Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#171984  rgb(23, 25, 132)  hsl(239, 70%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#848217  rgb(132, 130, 23)  hsl(59, 70%, 30%)  Olive
#841719  rgb(132, 23, 25)  hsl(359, 70%, 30%)  Falu Red
#198417  rgb(25, 132, 23)  hsl(119, 70%, 30%)  India Green