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#173BD2

#173bd2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.05% cyan, 71.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 228.45°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0796

Complementary

  1. #173bd2
  2. #d2ae17

Split complementary

  1. #173bd2
  2. #d25117
  3. #99d217

Analogous

  1. #1799d2
  2. #173bd2
  3. #5117d2

Triadic

  1. #173bd2
  2. #d2173b
  3. #3bd217

Tetradic

  1. #173bd2
  2. #ae17d2
  3. #d2ae17
  4. #3bd217

Square

  1. #173bd2
  2. #d21799
  3. #d2ae17
  4. #17d251

Monochromatic

  1. #081448
  2. #0f288d
  3. #173bd2
  4. #4a69eb
  5. #8fa2f3

Shades

#173bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173bd2
  2. #1535bd
  3. #122fa8
  4. #102993
  5. #0e237e
  6. #0c1e69
  7. #091854
  8. #07123f
  9. #050c2a
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#173bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173bd2
  2. #2e4fd7
  3. #4562db
  4. #5d76e0
  5. #7489e4
  6. #8b9de9
  7. #a2b1ed
  8. #b9c4f2
  9. #d1d8f6
  10. #e8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173bd2
  2. #2242ca
  3. #2c49c2
  4. #3750b9
  5. #4157b1
  6. #4c5ea9
  7. #5664a1
  8. #616b99
  9. #6b7290
  10. #767988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ed5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173bd2 {
  color: #173bd2;
}
Background
.bg-173bd2 {
  background-color: #173bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #173bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 59 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173bd2, #5117d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 59 210 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.73 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.23 #e8c42d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173bd2  rgb(23, 59, 210)  hsl(228, 80%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#d2ae17  rgb(210, 174, 23)  hsl(48, 80%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#d2173b  rgb(210, 23, 59)  hsl(348, 80%, 46%)  Crimson
#3bd217  rgb(59, 210, 23)  hsl(108, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green