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#173CA3

#173ca3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173ca3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 23.53% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.89% cyan, 63.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 224.14°, with 75.27% saturation and 36.47% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0606

Complementary

  1. #173ca3
  2. #a37e17

Split complementary

  1. #173ca3
  2. #a33817
  3. #82a317

Analogous

  1. #1782a3
  2. #173ca3
  3. #3817a3

Triadic

  1. #173ca3
  2. #a3173c
  3. #3ca317

Tetradic

  1. #173ca3
  2. #7e17a3
  3. #a37e17
  4. #3ca317

Square

  1. #173ca3
  2. #a31782
  3. #a37e17
  4. #17a338

Monochromatic

  1. #040b1d
  2. #0e2360
  3. #173ca3
  4. #2657e0
  5. #698bea

Shades

#173ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173ca3
  2. #153693
  3. #123082
  4. #102a72
  5. #0e2462
  6. #0c1e52
  7. #091841
  8. #071231
  9. #050c21
  10. #020610
  11. #000000

Tints

#173ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173ca3
  2. #2e50ac
  3. #4563b5
  4. #5d77bf
  5. #748ac8
  6. #8b9ed1
  7. #a2b1da
  8. #b9c5e3
  9. #d1d8ed
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173ca3
  2. #2243a0
  3. #2c4a9c
  4. #375099
  5. #415795
  6. #4c5e92
  7. #56658e
  8. #616c8b
  9. #6b7287
  10. #767984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173ca3 {
  color: #173ca3;
}
Background
.bg-173ca3 {
  background-color: #173ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #173ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 60 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173ca3, #3817a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 60 163 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #e8c35c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#173ca3  rgb(23, 60, 163)  hsl(224, 75%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a37e17  rgb(163, 126, 23)  hsl(44, 75%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3173c  rgb(163, 23, 60)  hsl(344, 75%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca317  rgb(60, 163, 23)  hsl(104, 75%, 36%)  Islamic Green