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#173BDA

#173bda ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#173bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 23.14% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.45% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 228.92°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.0837

Complementary

  1. #173bda
  2. #dab617

Split complementary

  1. #173bda
  2. #da5417
  3. #9cda17

Analogous

  1. #179cda
  2. #173bda
  3. #5417da

Triadic

  1. #173bda
  2. #da173b
  3. #3bda17

Tetradic

  1. #173bda
  2. #b617da
  3. #dab617
  4. #3bda17

Square

  1. #173bda
  2. #da179c
  3. #dab617
  4. #17da54

Monochromatic

  1. #081650
  2. #102895
  3. #173bda
  4. #516eed
  5. #96a7f4

Shades

#173bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173bda
  2. #1535c4
  3. #122fae
  4. #102999
  5. #0e2383
  6. #0c1e6d
  7. #091857
  8. #071241
  9. #050c2c
  10. #020616
  11. #000000

Tints

#173bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173bda
  2. #2e4fde
  3. #4562e1
  4. #5d76e5
  5. #7489e9
  6. #8b9ded
  7. #a2b1f0
  8. #b9c4f4
  9. #d1d8f8
  10. #e8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173bda
  2. #2242d1
  3. #2c49c8
  4. #3750bf
  5. #4157b6
  6. #4c5ead
  7. #5664a4
  8. #616b9b
  9. #6b7292
  10. #767989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173bda {
  color: #173bda;
}
Background
.bg-173bda {
  background-color: #173bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173bda {
  border: 2px solid #173bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 59 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173bda, #5417da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 59 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.49 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.88 #e8c425 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173bda  rgb(23, 59, 218)  hsl(229, 81%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#dab617  rgb(218, 182, 23)  hsl(49, 81%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#da173b  rgb(218, 23, 59)  hsl(349, 81%, 47%)  Crimson
#3bda17  rgb(59, 218, 23)  hsl(109, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green