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#171E2E

#171e2e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#171e2e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 11.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 33.33% saturation and 13.53% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.3.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #171e2e
  2. #2e2717

Split complementary

  1. #171e2e
  2. #2e1c17
  3. #2a2e17

Analogous

  1. #172a2e
  2. #171e2e
  3. #1c172e

Triadic

  1. #171e2e
  2. #2e171e
  3. #1e2e17

Tetradic

  1. #171e2e
  2. #27172e
  3. #2e2717
  4. #1e2e17

Square

  1. #171e2e
  2. #2e172a
  3. #2e2717
  4. #172e1c

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #07090e
  3. #171e2e
  4. #313f61
  5. #4a6194

Shades

#171e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171e2e
  2. #151b29
  3. #121825
  4. #101520
  5. #0e121c
  6. #0c0f17
  7. #090c12
  8. #07090e
  9. #050609
  10. #020305
  11. #000000

Tints

#171e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171e2e
  2. #2e3543
  3. #454b58
  4. #5d626d
  5. #747882
  6. #8b8f97
  7. #a2a5ab
  8. #b9bcc0
  9. #d1d2d5
  10. #e8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171e2e
  2. #222836
  3. #2c323e
  4. #373b47
  5. #41454f
  6. #4c4f57
  7. #56595f
  8. #616367
  9. #6b6c70
  10. #767678
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1e25 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #181f2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #161d2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f2124 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #181f2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #161e2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #132028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171e2e {
  color: #171e2e;
}
Background
.bg-171e2e {
  background-color: #171e2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171e2e {
  border: 2px solid #171e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 30 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 33% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171e2e, #1c172e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 30 46 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.30 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 8.38 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.37 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.47 #000000 Black ΔE 11.70 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.76 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.94 #e8e1d1 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#171e2e  rgb(23, 30, 46)  hsl(222, 33%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#2e2717  rgb(46, 39, 23)  hsl(42, 33%, 14%)  Bistre
#2e171e  rgb(46, 23, 30)  hsl(342, 33%, 14%)  Licorice
#1e2e17  rgb(30, 46, 23)  hsl(102, 33%, 14%)  Phthalo Green