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#172DAA

#172daa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#172daa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 17.65% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 231.02°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #172daa
  2. #aa9417

Split complementary

  1. #172daa
  2. #aa4a17
  3. #76aa17

Analogous

  1. #1776aa
  2. #172daa
  3. #4a17aa

Triadic

  1. #172daa
  2. #aa172d
  3. #2daa17

Tetradic

  1. #172daa
  2. #9417aa
  3. #aa9417
  4. #2daa17

Square

  1. #172daa
  2. #aa1776
  3. #aa9417
  4. #17aa4a

Monochromatic

  1. #050923
  2. #0e1b67
  3. #172daa
  4. #2b47e2
  5. #6f81eb

Shades

#172daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172daa
  2. #152999
  3. #122488
  4. #102077
  5. #0e1b66
  6. #0c1755
  7. #091244
  8. #070e33
  9. #050922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#172daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172daa
  2. #2e42b3
  3. #4557bb
  4. #5d6cc4
  5. #7481cc
  6. #8b96d5
  7. #a2abdd
  8. #b9c0e6
  9. #d1d5ee
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172daa
  2. #2235a6
  3. #2c3ea2
  4. #37469d
  5. #414e99
  6. #4c5795
  7. #565f91
  8. #61678d
  9. #6b6f88
  10. #767884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172daa {
  color: #172daa;
}
Background
.bg-172daa {
  background-color: #172daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172daa {
  border: 2px solid #172daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 45 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172daa, #4a17aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 45 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.74 #e8d255 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#172daa  rgb(23, 45, 170)  hsl(231, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9417  rgb(170, 148, 23)  hsl(51, 76%, 38%)  Brass
#aa172d  rgb(170, 23, 45)  hsl(351, 76%, 38%)  Brown
#2daa17  rgb(45, 170, 23)  hsl(111, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green