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#172DFF

#172dff ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#172dff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 17.65% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.98% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.31°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0928

Complementary

  1. #172dff
  2. #ffe917

Split complementary

  1. #172dff
  2. #ff7517
  3. #a1ff17

Analogous

  1. #17a1ff
  2. #172dff
  3. #7517ff

Triadic

  1. #172dff
  2. #ff172d
  3. #2dff17

Tetradic

  1. #172dff
  2. #e917ff
  3. #ffe917
  4. #2dff17

Square

  1. #172dff
  2. #ff17a1
  3. #ffe917
  4. #17ff75

Monochromatic

  1. #000c7d
  2. #0013ca
  3. #172dff
  4. #6472ff
  5. #b0b7ff

Shades

#172dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172dff
  2. #1529e6
  3. #1224cc
  4. #1020b3
  5. #0e1b99
  6. #0c1780
  7. #091266
  8. #070e4d
  9. #050933
  10. #02051a
  11. #000000

Tints

#172dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172dff
  2. #2e42ff
  3. #4557ff
  4. #5d6cff
  5. #7481ff
  6. #8b96ff
  7. #a2abff
  8. #b9c0ff
  9. #d1d5ff
  10. #e8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172dff
  2. #2235f2
  3. #2c3ee6
  4. #3746d9
  5. #414ecc
  6. #4c57c0
  7. #565fb3
  8. #6167a6
  9. #6b6f99
  10. #76788d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4549b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00739a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172dff {
  color: #172dff;
}
Background
.bg-172dff {
  background-color: #172dff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172dff {
  border: 2px solid #172dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 45 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172dff, #7517ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 45 255 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.07 #e8d200 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#172dff  rgb(23, 45, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 55%)  Han Purple
#ffe917  rgb(255, 233, 23)  hsl(54, 100%, 55%)  Canary Yellow
#ff172d  rgb(255, 23, 45)  hsl(354, 100%, 55%)  Tractor Red
#2dff17  rgb(45, 255, 23)  hsl(114, 100%, 55%)  Neon Green