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#172EA1

#172ea1 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#172ea1 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 18.04% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 75% saturation and 36.08% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0471

Complementary

  1. #172ea1
  2. #a18a17

Split complementary

  1. #172ea1
  2. #a14517
  3. #73a117

Analogous

  1. #1773a1
  2. #172ea1
  3. #4517a1

Triadic

  1. #172ea1
  2. #a1172e
  3. #2ea117

Tetradic

  1. #172ea1
  2. #8a17a1
  3. #a18a17
  4. #2ea117

Square

  1. #172ea1
  2. #a11773
  3. #a18a17
  4. #17a145

Monochromatic

  1. #04081b
  2. #0d1b5e
  3. #172ea1
  4. #2544e0
  5. #687de9

Shades

#172ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172ea1
  2. #152991
  3. #122581
  4. #102071
  5. #0e1c61
  6. #0c1751
  7. #091240
  8. #070e30
  9. #050920
  10. #020510
  11. #000000

Tints

#172ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172ea1
  2. #2e43aa
  3. #4558b4
  4. #5d6dbd
  5. #7482c7
  6. #8b97d0
  7. #a2abd9
  8. #b9c0e3
  9. #d1d5ec
  10. #e8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172ea1
  2. #22369e
  3. #2c3e9a
  4. #374797
  5. #414f94
  6. #4c5791
  7. #565f8d
  8. #61678a
  9. #6b7087
  10. #767883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323873 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172ea1 {
  color: #172ea1;
}
Background
.bg-172ea1 {
  background-color: #172ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #172ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 46 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172ea1, #4517a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 46 161 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.90 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.71 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.96 #e8d15e Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#172ea1  rgb(23, 46, 161)  hsl(230, 75%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a18a17  rgb(161, 138, 23)  hsl(50, 75%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a1172e  rgb(161, 23, 46)  hsl(350, 75%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ea117  rgb(46, 161, 23)  hsl(110, 75%, 36%)  Islamic Green