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#1733BB

#1733bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1733bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 20% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.7% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.76°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #1733bb
  2. #bb9f17

Split complementary

  1. #1733bb
  2. #bb4d17
  3. #85bb17

Analogous

  1. #1785bb
  2. #1733bb
  3. #4d17bb

Triadic

  1. #1733bb
  2. #bb1733
  3. #33bb17

Tetradic

  1. #1733bb
  2. #9f17bb
  3. #bb9f17
  4. #33bb17

Square

  1. #1733bb
  2. #bb1785
  3. #bb9f17
  4. #17bb4d

Monochromatic

  1. #060e33
  2. #0f2077
  3. #1733bb
  4. #3856e7
  5. #7c90ef

Shades

#1733bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1733bb
  2. #152ea8
  3. #122996
  4. #102483
  5. #0e1f70
  6. #0c1a5e
  7. #09144b
  8. #070f38
  9. #050a25
  10. #020513
  11. #000000

Tints

#1733bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1733bb
  2. #2e47c2
  3. #455cc9
  4. #5d70cf
  5. #7485d6
  6. #8b99dd
  7. #a2ade4
  8. #b9c2eb
  9. #d1d6f1
  10. #e8ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1733bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1733bb
  2. #223bb5
  3. #2c42af
  4. #374aa9
  5. #4152a3
  6. #4c5a9e
  7. #566198
  8. #616992
  9. #6b718c
  10. #767886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1733bb {
  color: #1733bb;
}
Background
.bg-1733bb {
  background-color: #1733bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1733bb {
  border: 2px solid #1733bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1733bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 51 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1733bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1733bb, #4d17bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1733bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 51 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.51 #e8cc44 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1733bb  rgb(23, 51, 187)  hsl(230, 78%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bb9f17  rgb(187, 159, 23)  hsl(50, 78%, 41%)  Brass
#bb1733  rgb(187, 23, 51)  hsl(350, 78%, 41%)  Cardinal
#33bb17  rgb(51, 187, 23)  hsl(110, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green