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#173BBF

#173bbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173bbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 23.14% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.96% cyan, 69.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 227.14°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0707

Complementary

  1. #173bbf
  2. #bf9b17

Split complementary

  1. #173bbf
  2. #bf4717
  3. #8fbf17

Analogous

  1. #178fbf
  2. #173bbf
  3. #4717bf

Triadic

  1. #173bbf
  2. #bf173b
  3. #3bbf17

Tetradic

  1. #173bbf
  2. #9b17bf
  3. #bf9b17
  4. #3bbf17

Square

  1. #173bbf
  2. #bf178f
  3. #bf9b17
  4. #17bf47

Monochromatic

  1. #071136
  2. #0f267b
  3. #173bbf
  4. #3b60e7
  5. #7f97f0

Shades

#173bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173bbf
  2. #1535ac
  3. #122f99
  4. #102986
  5. #0e2373
  6. #0c1e60
  7. #09184c
  8. #071239
  9. #050c26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#173bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173bbf
  2. #2e4fc5
  3. #4562cc
  4. #5d76d2
  5. #7489d9
  6. #8b9ddf
  7. #a2b1e5
  8. #b9c4ec
  9. #d1d8f2
  10. #e8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173bbf
  2. #2242b9
  3. #2c49b2
  4. #3750ac
  5. #4157a6
  6. #4c5ea0
  7. #566499
  8. #616b93
  9. #6b728d
  10. #767986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00549a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173bbf {
  color: #173bbf;
}
Background
.bg-173bbf {
  background-color: #173bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173bbf {
  border: 2px solid #173bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 59 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173bbf, #4717bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 59 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.33 #e8c440 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173bbf  rgb(23, 59, 191)  hsl(227, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#bf9b17  rgb(191, 155, 23)  hsl(47, 79%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#bf173b  rgb(191, 23, 59)  hsl(347, 79%, 42%)  Cardinal
#3bbf17  rgb(59, 191, 23)  hsl(107, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green