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#172D65

#172d65 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#172d65 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 17.65% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.23% cyan, 55.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.08°, with 62.9% saturation and 24.31% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.03

Complementary

  1. #172d65
  2. #654f17

Split complementary

  1. #172d65
  2. #652817
  3. #546517

Analogous

  1. #175465
  2. #172d65
  3. #281765

Triadic

  1. #172d65
  2. #65172d
  3. #2d6517

Tetradic

  1. #172d65
  2. #4f1765
  3. #654f17
  4. #2d6517

Square

  1. #172d65
  2. #651754
  3. #654f17
  4. #176528

Monochromatic

  1. #040711
  2. #091127
  3. #172d65
  4. #2549a3
  5. #416bd4

Shades

#172d65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172d65
  2. #15295b
  3. #122451
  4. #102047
  5. #0e1b3d
  6. #0c1733
  7. #091228
  8. #070e1e
  9. #050914
  10. #02050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#172d65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172d65
  2. #2e4274
  3. #455784
  4. #5d6c93
  5. #7481a3
  6. #8b96b2
  7. #a2abc1
  8. #b9c0d1
  9. #d1d5e0
  10. #e8eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172d65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172d65
  2. #223568
  3. #2c3e6a
  4. #37466d
  5. #414e70
  6. #4c5773
  7. #565f75
  8. #616778
  9. #6b6f7b
  10. #76787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282f4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #073467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003a44 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f3166 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #042d64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003653 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172d65 {
  color: #172d65;
}
Background
.bg-172d65 {
  background-color: #172d65;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172d65 {
  border: 2px solid #172d65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172d65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 45 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 63% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172d65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172d65, #281765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172d65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 45 101 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.76 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.54 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.92 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.95 #e8d29a Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#172d65  rgb(23, 45, 101)  hsl(223, 63%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#654f17  rgb(101, 79, 23)  hsl(43, 63%, 24%)  Field Drab
#65172d  rgb(101, 23, 45)  hsl(343, 63%, 24%)  Claret
#2d6517  rgb(45, 101, 23)  hsl(103, 63%, 24%)  Dark Green