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#173CB2

#173cb2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173cb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.08% cyan, 66.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 225.68°, with 77.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #173cb2
  2. #b28d17

Split complementary

  1. #173cb2
  2. #b24017
  3. #89b217

Analogous

  1. #1789b2
  2. #173cb2
  3. #4017b2

Triadic

  1. #173cb2
  2. #b2173c
  3. #3cb217

Tetradic

  1. #173cb2
  2. #8d17b2
  3. #b28d17
  4. #3cb217

Square

  1. #173cb2
  2. #b21789
  3. #b28d17
  4. #17b240

Monochromatic

  1. #050e2a
  2. #0e256e
  3. #173cb2
  4. #315ce4
  5. #7592ed

Shades

#173cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173cb2
  2. #1536a0
  3. #12308e
  4. #102a7d
  5. #0e246b
  6. #0c1e59
  7. #091847
  8. #071235
  9. #050c24
  10. #020612
  11. #000000

Tints

#173cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173cb2
  2. #2e50ba
  3. #4563c1
  4. #5d77c9
  5. #748ad1
  6. #8b9ed9
  7. #a2b1e0
  8. #b9c5e8
  9. #d1d8f0
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173cb2
  2. #2243ad
  3. #2c4aa8
  4. #3750a3
  5. #41579e
  6. #4c5e99
  7. #566594
  8. #616c8f
  9. #6b728a
  10. #767985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173cb2 {
  color: #173cb2;
}
Background
.bg-173cb2 {
  background-color: #173cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #173cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 60 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173cb2, #4017b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 60 178 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.64 #e8c34d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173cb2  rgb(23, 60, 178)  hsl(226, 77%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#b28d17  rgb(178, 141, 23)  hsl(46, 77%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b2173c  rgb(178, 23, 60)  hsl(346, 77%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3cb217  rgb(60, 178, 23)  hsl(106, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green