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#171CD3

#171cd3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#171cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.1% cyan, 86.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 238.4°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.0572

Complementary

  1. #171cd3
  2. #d3ce17

Split complementary

  1. #171cd3
  2. #d37017
  3. #7ad317

Analogous

  1. #177ad3
  2. #171cd3
  3. #7017d3

Triadic

  1. #171cd3
  2. #d3171c
  3. #1cd317

Tetradic

  1. #171cd3
  2. #ce17d3
  3. #d3ce17
  4. #1cd317

Square

  1. #171cd3
  2. #d3177a
  3. #d3ce17
  4. #17d370

Monochromatic

  1. #080a49
  2. #0f138e
  3. #171cd3
  4. #4b4feb
  5. #9093f3

Shades

#171cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171cd3
  2. #1519be
  3. #1216a9
  4. #101494
  5. #0e117f
  6. #0c0e6a
  7. #090b54
  8. #07083f
  9. #05062a
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#171cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171cd3
  2. #2e33d7
  3. #4549dc
  4. #5d60e0
  5. #7477e5
  6. #8b8ee9
  7. #a2a4ed
  8. #b9bbf2
  9. #d1d2f6
  10. #e8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171cd3
  2. #2226cb
  3. #2c30c2
  4. #373aba
  5. #4144b2
  6. #4c4eaa
  7. #5658a1
  8. #616299
  9. #6b6c91
  10. #767688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171cd3 {
  color: #171cd3;
}
Background
.bg-171cd3 {
  background-color: #171cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #171cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 28 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171cd3, #7017d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 28 211 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.14 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.83 #e8e32c Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#171cd3  rgb(23, 28, 211)  hsl(238, 80%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d3ce17  rgb(211, 206, 23)  hsl(58, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#d3171c  rgb(211, 23, 28)  hsl(358, 80%, 46%)  Lava
#1cd317  rgb(28, 211, 23)  hsl(118, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green