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#173BB3

#173bb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173bb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.15% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 77.23% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #173bb3
  2. #b38f17

Split complementary

  1. #173bb3
  2. #b34117
  3. #89b317

Analogous

  1. #1789b3
  2. #173bb3
  3. #4117b3

Triadic

  1. #173bb3
  2. #b3173b
  3. #3bb317

Tetradic

  1. #173bb3
  2. #8f17b3
  3. #b38f17
  4. #3bb317

Square

  1. #173bb3
  2. #b31789
  3. #b38f17
  4. #17b341

Monochromatic

  1. #060e2b
  2. #0e256f
  3. #173bb3
  4. #325be5
  5. #7691ed

Shades

#173bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173bb3
  2. #1535a1
  3. #122f8f
  4. #10297d
  5. #0e236b
  6. #0c1e5a
  7. #091848
  8. #071236
  9. #050c24
  10. #020612
  11. #000000

Tints

#173bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173bb3
  2. #2e4fbb
  3. #4562c2
  4. #5d76ca
  5. #7489d1
  6. #8b9dd9
  7. #a2b1e1
  8. #b9c4e8
  9. #d1d8f0
  10. #e8ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173bb3
  2. #2242ae
  3. #2c49a9
  4. #3750a4
  5. #41579f
  6. #4c5e9a
  7. #566494
  8. #616b8f
  9. #6b728a
  10. #767985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173bb3 {
  color: #173bb3;
}
Background
.bg-173bb3 {
  background-color: #173bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #173bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173bb3, #4117b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.69 #e8c44c Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173bb3  rgb(23, 59, 179)  hsl(226, 77%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#b38f17  rgb(179, 143, 23)  hsl(46, 77%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3173b  rgb(179, 23, 59)  hsl(346, 77%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3bb317  rgb(59, 179, 23)  hsl(106, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green