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#17239E

#17239e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17239e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.44% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 234.67°, with 74.59% saturation and 35.49% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0385

Complementary

  1. #17239e
  2. #9e9217

Split complementary

  1. #17239e
  2. #9e4f17
  3. #669e17

Analogous

  1. #17669e
  2. #17239e
  3. #4f179e

Triadic

  1. #17239e
  2. #9e1723
  3. #239e17

Tetradic

  1. #17239e
  2. #92179e
  3. #9e9217
  4. #239e17

Square

  1. #17239e
  2. #9e1766
  3. #9e9217
  4. #179e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #040518
  2. #0d145b
  3. #17239e
  4. #2333df
  5. #6571e9

Shades

#17239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17239e
  2. #15208e
  3. #121c7e
  4. #10196f
  5. #0e155f
  6. #0c124f
  7. #090e3f
  8. #070b2f
  9. #050720
  10. #020410
  11. #000000

Tints

#17239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17239e
  2. #2e39a8
  3. #454fb1
  4. #5d65bb
  5. #747bc5
  6. #8b91cf
  7. #a2a7d8
  8. #b9bde2
  9. #d1d3ec
  10. #e8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17239e
  2. #222c9b
  3. #2c3698
  4. #373f95
  5. #414892
  6. #4c528f
  7. #565b8c
  8. #616489
  9. #6b6d86
  10. #767783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d306f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00309c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00485f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17239e {
  color: #17239e;
}
Background
.bg-17239e {
  background-color: #17239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17239e {
  border: 2px solid #17239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17239e, #4f179e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.75 #e8dc61 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#17239e  rgb(23, 35, 158)  hsl(235, 75%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#9e9217  rgb(158, 146, 23)  hsl(55, 75%, 35%)  Brass
#9e1723  rgb(158, 23, 35)  hsl(355, 75%, 35%)  Carmine
#239e17  rgb(35, 158, 23)  hsl(115, 75%, 35%)  Islamic Green