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#173AAA

#173aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 225.71°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #173aaa
  2. #aa8717

Split complementary

  1. #173aaa
  2. #aa3d17
  3. #84aa17

Analogous

  1. #1784aa
  2. #173aaa
  3. #3d17aa

Triadic

  1. #173aaa
  2. #aa173a
  3. #3aaa17

Tetradic

  1. #173aaa
  2. #8717aa
  3. #aa8717
  4. #3aaa17

Square

  1. #173aaa
  2. #aa1784
  3. #aa8717
  4. #17aa3d

Monochromatic

  1. #050c23
  2. #0e2367
  3. #173aaa
  4. #2b57e2
  5. #6f8ceb

Shades

#173aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173aaa
  2. #153499
  3. #122e88
  4. #102977
  5. #0e2366
  6. #0c1d55
  7. #091744
  8. #071133
  9. #050c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#173aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173aaa
  2. #2e4eb3
  3. #4561bb
  4. #5d75c4
  5. #7489cc
  6. #8b9dd5
  7. #a2b0dd
  8. #b9c4e6
  9. #d1d8ee
  10. #e8ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173aaa
  2. #2241a6
  3. #2c48a2
  4. #374f9d
  5. #415699
  6. #4c5d95
  7. #566491
  8. #616b8d
  9. #6b7288
  10. #767984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38417b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173aaa {
  color: #173aaa;
}
Background
.bg-173aaa {
  background-color: #173aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173aaa {
  border: 2px solid #173aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173aaa, #3d17aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.74 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.87 #e8c555 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#173aaa  rgb(23, 58, 170)  hsl(226, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8717  rgb(170, 135, 23)  hsl(46, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa173a  rgb(170, 23, 58)  hsl(346, 76%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aaa17  rgb(58, 170, 23)  hsl(106, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green