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#173291

#173291 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#173291 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 19.61% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.14% cyan, 65.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 226.72°, with 72.62% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0451

Complementary

  1. #173291
  2. #917617

Split complementary

  1. #173291
  2. #913917
  3. #6f9117

Analogous

  1. #176f91
  2. #173291
  3. #391791

Triadic

  1. #173291
  2. #911732
  3. #329117

Tetradic

  1. #173291
  2. #761791
  3. #917617
  4. #329117

Square

  1. #173291
  2. #91176f
  3. #917617
  4. #179139

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #0d1b4f
  3. #173291
  4. #2149d3
  5. #5c7ae5

Shades

#173291 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173291
  2. #152d83
  3. #122874
  4. #102366
  5. #0e1e57
  6. #0c1949
  7. #09143a
  8. #070f2c
  9. #050a1d
  10. #02050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#173291 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173291
  2. #2e479c
  3. #455ba7
  4. #5d70b2
  5. #7484bd
  6. #8b99c8
  7. #a2add3
  8. #b9c2de
  9. #d1d6e9
  10. #e8ebf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173291 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173291
  2. #223a8f
  3. #2c428e
  4. #37498c
  5. #41518a
  6. #4c5989
  7. #566187
  8. #616985
  9. #6b7083
  10. #767882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313869 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004294 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00368f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003c93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003590 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173291 {
  color: #173291;
}
Background
.bg-173291 {
  background-color: #173291;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173291 {
  border: 2px solid #173291;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173291;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 50 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173291 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173291, #391791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173291 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 50 145 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.98 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.12 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.10 #e8cd6e Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Smalt
#173291  rgb(23, 50, 145)  hsl(227, 73%, 33%)  Smalt
#917617  rgb(145, 118, 23)  hsl(47, 73%, 33%)  Olive
#911732  rgb(145, 23, 50)  hsl(347, 73%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#329117  rgb(50, 145, 23)  hsl(107, 73%, 33%)  Islamic Green