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#171F34

#171f34 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#171f34 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, 12.16% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.77% cyan, 40.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.45°, with 38.67% saturation and 14.71% 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 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0141

Complementary

  1. #171f34
  2. #342c17

Split complementary

  1. #171f34
  2. #341e17
  3. #2e3417

Analogous

  1. #172e34
  2. #171f34
  3. #1e1734

Triadic

  1. #171f34
  2. #34171f
  3. #1f3417

Tetradic

  1. #171f34
  2. #2c1734
  3. #342c17
  4. #1f3417

Square

  1. #171f34
  2. #34172e
  3. #342c17
  4. #17341e

Monochromatic

  1. #06080e
  2. #06080e
  3. #171f34
  4. #2e3f69
  5. #465e9e

Shades

#171f34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171f34
  2. #151c2f
  3. #12192a
  4. #101624
  5. #0e131f
  6. #0c101a
  7. #090c15
  8. #070910
  9. #05060a
  10. #020305
  11. #000000

Tints

#171f34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171f34
  2. #2e3548
  3. #454c5d
  4. #5d6271
  5. #747985
  6. #8b8f9a
  7. #a2a5ae
  8. #b9bcc2
  9. #d1d2d6
  10. #e8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171f34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171f34
  2. #22293c
  3. #2c3243
  4. #373c4b
  5. #414652
  6. #4c505a
  7. #565962
  8. #616369
  9. #6b6d71
  10. #767678
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1f29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #172135 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #141e34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c2327 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #172035 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #151f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11222c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171f34 {
  color: #171f34;
}
Background
.bg-171f34 {
  background-color: #171f34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171f34 {
  border: 2px solid #171f34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171f34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 31 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 39% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171f34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171f34, #1e1734);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171f34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 31 52 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.52 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.82 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 10.57 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.17 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.37 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.58 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.72 #e8e0cb Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#171f34  rgb(23, 31, 52)  hsl(223, 39%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#342c17  rgb(52, 44, 23)  hsl(43, 39%, 15%)  Taupe
#34171f  rgb(52, 23, 31)  hsl(343, 39%, 15%)  Licorice
#1f3417  rgb(31, 52, 23)  hsl(103, 39%, 15%)  Phthalo Green