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#172FA0

#172fa0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#172fa0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 18.43% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 70.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 229.49°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #172fa0
  2. #a08817

Split complementary

  1. #172fa0
  2. #a04317
  3. #73a017

Analogous

  1. #1773a0
  2. #172fa0
  3. #4317a0

Triadic

  1. #172fa0
  2. #a0172f
  3. #2fa017

Tetradic

  1. #172fa0
  2. #8817a0
  3. #a08817
  4. #2fa017

Square

  1. #172fa0
  2. #a01773
  3. #a08817
  4. #17a043

Monochromatic

  1. #04081a
  2. #0d1b5d
  3. #172fa0
  4. #2445e0
  5. #677ee9

Shades

#172fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #172fa0
  2. #152a90
  3. #122680
  4. #102170
  5. #0e1c60
  6. #0c1850
  7. #091340
  8. #070e30
  9. #050920
  10. #020510
  11. #000000

Tints

#172fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #172fa0
  2. #2e44aa
  3. #4559b3
  4. #5d6dbd
  5. #7482c6
  6. #8b97d0
  7. #a2acd9
  8. #b9c1e3
  9. #d1d5ec
  10. #e8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#172fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #172fa0
  2. #22379d
  3. #2c3f9a
  4. #374796
  5. #414f93
  6. #4c5890
  7. #56608d
  8. #61688a
  9. #6b7086
  10. #767883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00379e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00349f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-172fa0 {
  color: #172fa0;
}
Background
.bg-172fa0 {
  background-color: #172fa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-172fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #172fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #172fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 47 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-172fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #172fa0, #4317a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-172fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 47 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.67 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.10 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.93 #e8d05f Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#172fa0  rgb(23, 47, 160)  hsl(229, 75%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08817  rgb(160, 136, 23)  hsl(49, 75%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0172f  rgb(160, 23, 47)  hsl(349, 75%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2fa017  rgb(47, 160, 23)  hsl(109, 75%, 36%)  Islamic Green