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#171ABC

#171abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#171abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 10.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 86.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238.91°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.0455

Complementary

  1. #171abc
  2. #bcb917

Split complementary

  1. #171abc
  2. #bc6617
  3. #6cbc17

Analogous

  1. #176cbc
  2. #171abc
  3. #6617bc

Triadic

  1. #171abc
  2. #bc171a
  3. #1abc17

Tetradic

  1. #171abc
  2. #b917bc
  3. #bcb917
  4. #1abc17

Square

  1. #171abc
  2. #bc176c
  3. #bcb917
  4. #17bc66

Monochromatic

  1. #060734
  2. #0f1178
  3. #171abc
  4. #393ce7
  5. #7d7fef

Shades

#171abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171abc
  2. #1517a9
  3. #121596
  4. #101284
  5. #0e1071
  6. #0c0d5e
  7. #090a4b
  8. #070838
  9. #050526
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#171abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171abc
  2. #2e31c3
  3. #4548c9
  4. #5d5fd0
  5. #7476d7
  6. #8b8dde
  7. #a2a3e4
  8. #b9baeb
  9. #d1d1f2
  10. #e8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171abc
  2. #2224b6
  3. #2c2eb0
  4. #3739aa
  5. #4143a4
  6. #4c4d9e
  7. #565798
  8. #616192
  9. #6b6c8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171abc {
  color: #171abc;
}
Background
.bg-171abc {
  background-color: #171abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171abc {
  border: 2px solid #171abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 26 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171abc, #6617bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 26 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.65 #e8e543 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#171abc  rgb(23, 26, 188)  hsl(239, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bcb917  rgb(188, 185, 23)  hsl(59, 78%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bc171a  rgb(188, 23, 26)  hsl(359, 78%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1abc17  rgb(26, 188, 23)  hsl(119, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green