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#172BEC

#172bec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#172bec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 16.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.25% cyan, 81.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 234.37°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0797

Complementary

  1. #172bec
  2. #ecd817

Split complementary

  1. #172bec
  2. #ec6e17
  3. #95ec17

Analogous

  1. #1795ec
  2. #172bec
  3. #6e17ec

Triadic

  1. #172bec
  2. #ec172b
  3. #2bec17

Tetradic

  1. #172bec
  2. #d817ec
  3. #ecd817
  4. #2bec17

Square

  1. #172bec
  2. #ec1795
  3. #ecd817
  4. #17ec6e

Monochromatic

  1. #081062
  2. #0e1ca9
  3. #172bec
  4. #5e6cf2
  5. #a4acf8

Shades

#172bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172bec
  2. #1527d4
  3. #1222bd
  4. #101ea5
  5. #0e1a8e
  6. #0c1676
  7. #09115e
  8. #070d47
  9. #05092f
  10. #020418
  11. #000000

Tints

#172bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172bec
  2. #2e40ee
  3. #4555f0
  4. #5d6bf2
  5. #7480f4
  6. #8b95f6
  7. #a2aaf7
  8. #b9bff9
  9. #d1d5fb
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172bec
  2. #2234e1
  3. #2c3cd6
  4. #3745cc
  5. #414dc1
  6. #4c56b6
  7. #565eab
  8. #6167a0
  9. #6b6f96
  10. #76788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4044a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172bec {
  color: #172bec;
}
Background
.bg-172bec {
  background-color: #172bec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172bec {
  border: 2px solid #172bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 43 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172bec, #6e17ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 43 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.28 #e8d413 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#172bec  rgb(23, 43, 236)  hsl(234, 85%, 51%)  Blue
#ecd817  rgb(236, 216, 23)  hsl(54, 85%, 51%)  Citrine
#ec172b  rgb(236, 23, 43)  hsl(354, 85%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2bec17  rgb(43, 236, 23)  hsl(114, 85%, 51%)  Lime