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#173247

#173247 ≈ Prussian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#173247 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 19.61% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.61% cyan, 29.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 206.25°, with 51.06% saturation and 18.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.0292

Complementary

  1. #173247
  2. #472c17

Split complementary

  1. #173247
  2. #47171a
  3. #474417

Analogous

  1. #174744
  2. #173247
  3. #171a47

Triadic

  1. #173247
  2. #471732
  3. #324717

Tetradic

  1. #173247
  2. #2c1747
  3. #472c17
  4. #324717

Square

  1. #173247
  2. #441747
  3. #472c17
  4. #1a4717

Monochromatic

  1. #050b0f
  2. #050b0f
  3. #173247
  4. #2a5b81
  5. #3c83bb

Shades

#173247 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173247
  2. #152d40
  3. #122839
  4. #102332
  5. #0e1e2b
  6. #0c1924
  7. #09141c
  8. #070f15
  9. #050a0e
  10. #020507
  11. #000000

Tints

#173247 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173247
  2. #2e4759
  3. #455b6c
  4. #5d707e
  5. #748491
  6. #8b99a3
  7. #a2adb5
  8. #b9c2c8
  9. #d1d6da
  10. #e8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173247 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173247
  2. #223a4d
  3. #2c4252
  4. #374958
  5. #41515e
  6. #4c5964
  7. #566169
  8. #61696f
  9. #6b7075
  10. #76787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28313a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #293248 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #222e47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003739 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #233248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e2f47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #05353f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173247 {
  color: #173247;
}
Background
.bg-173247 {
  background-color: #173247;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173247 {
  border: 2px solid #173247;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173247;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 50 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 51% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173247 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173247, #171a47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173247 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 50 71 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 4.35 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.98 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.27 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.63 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.93 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.13 #e8cdb8 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#173247  rgb(23, 50, 71)  hsl(206, 51%, 18%)  Prussian Blue
#472c17  rgb(71, 44, 23)  hsl(26, 51%, 18%)  Bistre
#471732  rgb(71, 23, 50)  hsl(326, 51%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#324717  rgb(50, 71, 23)  hsl(86, 51%, 18%)  Army Green