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#172BBF

#172bbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#172bbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 16.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.96% cyan, 77.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 232.86°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0567

Complementary

  1. #172bbf
  2. #bfab17

Split complementary

  1. #172bbf
  2. #bf5717
  3. #7fbf17

Analogous

  1. #177fbf
  2. #172bbf
  3. #5717bf

Triadic

  1. #172bbf
  2. #bf172b
  3. #2bbf17

Tetradic

  1. #172bbf
  2. #ab17bf
  3. #bfab17
  4. #2bbf17

Square

  1. #172bbf
  2. #bf177f
  3. #bfab17
  4. #17bf57

Monochromatic

  1. #070c36
  2. #0f1c7b
  3. #172bbf
  4. #3b50e7
  5. #7f8df0

Shades

#172bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172bbf
  2. #1527ac
  3. #122299
  4. #101e86
  5. #0e1a73
  6. #0c1660
  7. #09114c
  8. #070d39
  9. #050926
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#172bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172bbf
  2. #2e40c5
  3. #4555cc
  4. #5d6bd2
  5. #7480d9
  6. #8b95df
  7. #a2aae5
  8. #b9bfec
  9. #d1d5f2
  10. #e8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172bbf
  2. #2234b9
  3. #2c3cb2
  4. #3745ac
  5. #414da6
  6. #4c56a0
  7. #565e99
  8. #616793
  9. #6b6f8d
  10. #767886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363b87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172bbf {
  color: #172bbf;
}
Background
.bg-172bbf {
  background-color: #172bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172bbf {
  border: 2px solid #172bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 43 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172bbf, #5717bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 43 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.34 #e8d440 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#172bbf  rgb(23, 43, 191)  hsl(233, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#bfab17  rgb(191, 171, 23)  hsl(53, 79%, 42%)  Old Gold
#bf172b  rgb(191, 23, 43)  hsl(353, 79%, 42%)  Firebrick
#2bbf17  rgb(43, 191, 23)  hsl(113, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green