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#1734BB

#1734bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1734bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 20.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.7% cyan, 72.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.39°, 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #1734bb
  2. #bb9e17

Split complementary

  1. #1734bb
  2. #bb4c17
  3. #86bb17

Analogous

  1. #1786bb
  2. #1734bb
  3. #4c17bb

Triadic

  1. #1734bb
  2. #bb1734
  3. #34bb17

Tetradic

  1. #1734bb
  2. #9e17bb
  3. #bb9e17
  4. #34bb17

Square

  1. #1734bb
  2. #bb1786
  3. #bb9e17
  4. #17bb4c

Monochromatic

  1. #060e33
  2. #0f2177
  3. #1734bb
  4. #3857e7
  5. #7c90ef

Shades

#1734bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1734bb
  2. #152fa8
  3. #122a96
  4. #102483
  5. #0e1f70
  6. #0c1a5e
  7. #09154b
  8. #071038
  9. #050a25
  10. #020513
  11. #000000

Tints

#1734bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1734bb
  2. #2e48c2
  3. #455dc9
  4. #5d71cf
  5. #7485d6
  6. #8b9add
  7. #a2aee4
  8. #b9c2eb
  9. #d1d6f1
  10. #e8ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1734bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1734bb
  2. #223cb5
  3. #2c43af
  4. #374ba9
  5. #4152a3
  6. #4c5a9e
  7. #566298
  8. #616992
  9. #6b718c
  10. #767886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1734bb {
  color: #1734bb;
}
Background
.bg-1734bb {
  background-color: #1734bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1734bb {
  border: 2px solid #1734bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1734bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 52 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1734bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1734bb, #4c17bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1734bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 52 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.43 #e8cb44 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1734bb  rgb(23, 52, 187)  hsl(229, 78%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bb9e17  rgb(187, 158, 23)  hsl(49, 78%, 41%)  Brass
#bb1734  rgb(187, 23, 52)  hsl(349, 78%, 41%)  Cardinal
#34bb17  rgb(52, 187, 23)  hsl(109, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green