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#172E6D

#172e6d ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#172e6d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 18.04% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.9% cyan, 57.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 223.95°, with 65.15% saturation and 25.88% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.71.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0324

Complementary

  1. #172e6d
  2. #6d5617

Split complementary

  1. #172e6d
  2. #6d2b17
  3. #596d17

Analogous

  1. #17596d
  2. #172e6d
  3. #2b176d

Triadic

  1. #172e6d
  2. #6d172e
  3. #2e6d17

Tetradic

  1. #172e6d
  2. #56176d
  3. #6d5617
  4. #2e6d17

Square

  1. #172e6d
  2. #6d1759
  3. #6d5617
  4. #176d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #040711
  2. #0a132e
  3. #172e6d
  4. #2449ac
  5. #456cd8

Shades

#172e6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172e6d
  2. #152962
  3. #122557
  4. #10204c
  5. #0e1c41
  6. #0c1737
  7. #09122c
  8. #070e21
  9. #050916
  10. #02050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#172e6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172e6d
  2. #2e437c
  3. #45588a
  4. #5d6d99
  5. #7482a7
  6. #8b97b6
  7. #a2abc5
  8. #b9c0d3
  9. #d1d5e2
  10. #e8eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172e6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172e6d
  2. #22366f
  3. #2c3e71
  4. #374773
  5. #414f75
  6. #4c5777
  7. #565f78
  8. #61677a
  9. #6b707c
  10. #76787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3150 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00376f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #09336e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003859 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172e6d {
  color: #172e6d;
}
Background
.bg-172e6d {
  background-color: #172e6d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172e6d {
  border: 2px solid #172e6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172e6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 46 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172e6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172e6d, #2b176d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172e6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 46 109 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.71 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.88 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.63 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.09 #e8d192 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Smalt
#172e6d  rgb(23, 46, 109)  hsl(224, 65%, 26%)  Smalt
#6d5617  rgb(109, 86, 23)  hsl(44, 65%, 26%)  Field Drab
#6d172e  rgb(109, 23, 46)  hsl(344, 65%, 26%)  Claret
#2e6d17  rgb(46, 109, 23)  hsl(104, 65%, 26%)  Pakistan Green