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#173EAA

#173eaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173eaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 24.31% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 224.08°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0653

Complementary

  1. #173eaa
  2. #aa8317

Split complementary

  1. #173eaa
  2. #aa3917
  3. #87aa17

Analogous

  1. #1787aa
  2. #173eaa
  3. #3917aa

Triadic

  1. #173eaa
  2. #aa173e
  3. #3eaa17

Tetradic

  1. #173eaa
  2. #8317aa
  3. #aa8317
  4. #3eaa17

Square

  1. #173eaa
  2. #aa1787
  3. #aa8317
  4. #17aa39

Monochromatic

  1. #050d23
  2. #0e2567
  3. #173eaa
  4. #2b5ce2
  5. #6f90eb

Shades

#173eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173eaa
  2. #153899
  3. #123288
  4. #102b77
  5. #0e2566
  6. #0c1f55
  7. #091944
  8. #071333
  9. #050c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#173eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173eaa
  2. #2e51b3
  3. #4565bb
  4. #5d78c4
  5. #748bcc
  6. #8b9fd5
  7. #a2b2dd
  8. #b9c5e6
  9. #d1d8ee
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173eaa
  2. #2245a6
  3. #2c4ba2
  4. #37529d
  5. #415899
  6. #4c5f95
  7. #566691
  8. #616c8d
  9. #6b7388
  10. #767984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a447c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173eaa {
  color: #173eaa;
}
Background
.bg-173eaa {
  background-color: #173eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173eaa {
  border: 2px solid #173eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 62 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173eaa, #3917aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 62 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.84 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.54 #e8c155 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#173eaa  rgb(23, 62, 170)  hsl(224, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8317  rgb(170, 131, 23)  hsl(44, 76%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa173e  rgb(170, 23, 62)  hsl(344, 76%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eaa17  rgb(62, 170, 23)  hsl(104, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green