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#17204D

#17204d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#17204d 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, 12.55% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.13% cyan, 58.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 54% saturation and 19.61% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0175

Complementary

  1. #17204d
  2. #4d4417

Split complementary

  1. #17204d
  2. #4d2917
  3. #3b4d17

Analogous

  1. #173b4d
  2. #17204d
  3. #29174d

Triadic

  1. #17204d
  2. #4d1720
  3. #204d17

Tetradic

  1. #17204d
  2. #44174d
  3. #4d4417
  4. #204d17

Square

  1. #17204d
  2. #4d173b
  3. #4d4417
  4. #174d29

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #050812
  3. #17204d
  4. #293888
  5. #3a51c3

Shades

#17204d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17204d
  2. #151d45
  3. #121a3e
  4. #101636
  5. #0e132e
  6. #0c1027
  7. #090d1f
  8. #070a17
  9. #05060f
  10. #020308
  11. #000000

Tints

#17204d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17204d
  2. #2e365f
  3. #454d71
  4. #5d6382
  5. #747994
  6. #8b90a6
  7. #a2a6b8
  8. #b9bcca
  9. #d1d2db
  10. #e8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17204d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17204d
  2. #222a52
  3. #2c3357
  4. #373d5c
  5. #414661
  6. #4c5067
  7. #565a6c
  8. #616371
  9. #6b6d76
  10. #76767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2238 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #04264f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00224c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002b33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e244e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #09214c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #04273f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17204d {
  color: #17204d;
}
Background
.bg-17204d {
  background-color: #17204d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17204d {
  border: 2px solid #17204d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17204d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 32 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 54% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17204d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17204d, #29174d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17204d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 32 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.66 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.27 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.71 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.82 #e8dfb2 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#17204d  rgb(23, 32, 77)  hsl(230, 54%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#4d4417  rgb(77, 68, 23)  hsl(50, 54%, 20%)  Army Green
#4d1720  rgb(77, 23, 32)  hsl(350, 54%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#204d17  rgb(32, 77, 23)  hsl(110, 54%, 20%)  Lincoln Green