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#171FC2

#171fc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#171fc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 12.16% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.14% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 237.19°, with 78.8% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0506

Complementary

  1. #171fc2
  2. #c2ba17

Split complementary

  1. #171fc2
  2. #c26417
  3. #75c217

Analogous

  1. #1775c2
  2. #171fc2
  3. #6417c2

Triadic

  1. #171fc2
  2. #c2171f
  3. #1fc217

Tetradic

  1. #171fc2
  2. #ba17c2
  3. #c2ba17
  4. #1fc217

Square

  1. #171fc2
  2. #c21775
  3. #c2ba17
  4. #17c264

Monochromatic

  1. #070939
  2. #0f147e
  3. #171fc2
  4. #3d45e8
  5. #8287f0

Shades

#171fc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #171fc2
  2. #151caf
  3. #12199b
  4. #101688
  5. #0e1374
  6. #0c1061
  7. #090c4e
  8. #07093a
  9. #050627
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#171fc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #171fc2
  2. #2e35c8
  3. #454cce
  4. #5d62d4
  5. #7479da
  6. #8b8fe1
  7. #a2a5e7
  8. #b9bced
  9. #d1d2f3
  10. #e8e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#171fc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #171fc2
  2. #2229bb
  3. #2c32b5
  4. #373cae
  5. #4146a8
  6. #4c50a1
  7. #56599a
  8. #616394
  9. #6b6d8d
  10. #767687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-171fc2 {
  color: #171fc2;
}
Background
.bg-171fc2 {
  background-color: #171fc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-171fc2 {
  border: 2px solid #171fc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #171fc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 31 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-171fc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #171fc2, #6417c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-171fc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 31 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.88 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.11 #e8e03d Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#171fc2  rgb(23, 31, 194)  hsl(237, 79%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#c2ba17  rgb(194, 186, 23)  hsl(57, 79%, 43%)  Old Gold
#c2171f  rgb(194, 23, 31)  hsl(357, 79%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1fc217  rgb(31, 194, 23)  hsl(117, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green