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#171CCF

#171ccf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#171ccf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 10.98% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 238.37°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0552

Complementary

  1. #171ccf
  2. #cfca17

Split complementary

  1. #171ccf
  2. #cf6e17
  3. #78cf17

Analogous

  1. #1778cf
  2. #171ccf
  3. #6e17cf

Triadic

  1. #171ccf
  2. #cf171c
  3. #1ccf17

Tetradic

  1. #171ccf
  2. #ca17cf
  3. #cfca17
  4. #1ccf17

Square

  1. #171ccf
  2. #cf1778
  3. #cfca17
  4. #17cf6e

Monochromatic

  1. #080945
  2. #0f138a
  3. #171ccf
  4. #484ceb
  5. #8d8ff2

Shades

#171ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171ccf
  2. #1519ba
  3. #1216a6
  4. #101491
  5. #0e117c
  6. #0c0e68
  7. #090b53
  8. #07083e
  9. #050629
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#171ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171ccf
  2. #2e33d4
  3. #4549d9
  4. #5d60dd
  5. #7477e2
  6. #8b8ee7
  7. #a2a4ec
  8. #b9bbf1
  9. #d1d2f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171ccf
  2. #2226c7
  3. #2c30bf
  4. #373ab7
  5. #4144af
  6. #4c4ea8
  7. #5658a0
  8. #616298
  9. #6b6c90
  10. #767688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171ccf {
  color: #171ccf;
}
Background
.bg-171ccf {
  background-color: #171ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171ccf {
  border: 2px solid #171ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 28 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171ccf, #6e17cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 28 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.64 #e8e330 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#171ccf  rgb(23, 28, 207)  hsl(238, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#cfca17  rgb(207, 202, 23)  hsl(58, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#cf171c  rgb(207, 23, 28)  hsl(358, 80%, 45%)  Lava
#1ccf17  rgb(28, 207, 23)  hsl(118, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green