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#172BEE

#172bee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#172bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.34% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 234.42°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #172bee
  2. #eeda17

Split complementary

  1. #172bee
  2. #ee6f17
  3. #97ee17

Analogous

  1. #1797ee
  2. #172bee
  3. #6f17ee

Triadic

  1. #172bee
  2. #ee172b
  3. #2bee17

Tetradic

  1. #172bee
  2. #da17ee
  3. #eeda17
  4. #2bee17

Square

  1. #172bee
  2. #ee1797
  3. #eeda17
  4. #17ee6f

Monochromatic

  1. #071065
  2. #0d1bac
  3. #172bee
  4. #5e6cf3
  5. #a6adf8

Shades

#172bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172bee
  2. #1527d6
  3. #1222be
  4. #101ea7
  5. #0e1a8f
  6. #0c1677
  7. #09115f
  8. #070d47
  9. #050930
  10. #020418
  11. #000000

Tints

#172bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172bee
  2. #2e40f0
  3. #4555f1
  4. #5d6bf3
  5. #7480f5
  6. #8b95f7
  7. #a2aaf8
  8. #b9bffa
  9. #d1d5fc
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172bee
  2. #2234e3
  3. #2c3cd8
  4. #3745cd
  5. #414dc2
  6. #4c56b7
  7. #565eac
  8. #6167a1
  9. #6b6f96
  10. #76788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4044a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172bee {
  color: #172bee;
}
Background
.bg-172bee {
  background-color: #172bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172bee {
  border: 2px solid #172bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172bee, #6f17ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.39 #e8d411 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#172bee  rgb(23, 43, 238)  hsl(234, 86%, 51%)  Blue
#eeda17  rgb(238, 218, 23)  hsl(54, 86%, 51%)  Dandelion
#ee172b  rgb(238, 23, 43)  hsl(354, 86%, 51%)  Lust
#2bee17  rgb(43, 238, 23)  hsl(114, 86%, 51%)  Lime