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#173EEE

#173eee ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#173eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 24.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.34% cyan, 73.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.12°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.098

Complementary

  1. #173eee
  2. #eec717

Split complementary

  1. #173eee
  2. #ee5c17
  3. #a9ee17

Analogous

  1. #17a9ee
  2. #173eee
  3. #5c17ee

Triadic

  1. #173eee
  2. #ee173e
  3. #3eee17

Tetradic

  1. #173eee
  2. #c717ee
  3. #eec717
  4. #3eee17

Square

  1. #173eee
  2. #ee17a9
  3. #eec717
  4. #17ee5c

Monochromatic

  1. #071865
  2. #0d29ac
  3. #173eee
  4. #5e79f3
  5. #a6b5f8

Shades

#173eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173eee
  2. #1538d6
  3. #1232be
  4. #102ba7
  5. #0e258f
  6. #0c1f77
  7. #09195f
  8. #071347
  9. #050c30
  10. #020618
  11. #000000

Tints

#173eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173eee
  2. #2e51f0
  3. #4565f1
  4. #5d78f3
  5. #748bf5
  6. #8b9ff7
  7. #a2b2f8
  8. #b9c5fa
  9. #d1d8fc
  10. #e8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173eee
  2. #2245e3
  3. #2c4bd8
  4. #3752cd
  5. #4158c2
  6. #4c5fb7
  7. #5666ac
  8. #616ca1
  9. #6b7396
  10. #76798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173eee {
  color: #173eee;
}
Background
.bg-173eee {
  background-color: #173eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173eee {
  border: 2px solid #173eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 62 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173eee, #5c17ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 62 238 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #e8c111 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173eee  rgb(23, 62, 238)  hsl(229, 86%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#eec717  rgb(238, 199, 23)  hsl(49, 86%, 51%)  Jonquil
#ee173e  rgb(238, 23, 62)  hsl(349, 86%, 51%)  Tractor Red
#3eee17  rgb(62, 238, 23)  hsl(109, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green