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#173FC4

#173fc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#173fc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 24.71% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.27% cyan, 67.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 226.13°, with 79% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #173fc4
  2. #c49c17

Split complementary

  1. #173fc4
  2. #c44617
  3. #95c417

Analogous

  1. #1795c4
  2. #173fc4
  3. #4617c4

Triadic

  1. #173fc4
  2. #c4173f
  3. #3fc417

Tetradic

  1. #173fc4
  2. #9c17c4
  3. #c49c17
  4. #3fc417

Square

  1. #173fc4
  2. #c41795
  3. #c49c17
  4. #17c446

Monochromatic

  1. #07133b
  2. #0f2980
  3. #173fc4
  4. #3f66e8
  5. #839df1

Shades

#173fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173fc4
  2. #1539b0
  3. #12329d
  4. #102c89
  5. #0e2676
  6. #0c2062
  7. #09194e
  8. #07133b
  9. #050d27
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#173fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173fc4
  2. #2e52ca
  3. #4565d0
  4. #5d79d6
  5. #748cdc
  6. #8b9fe2
  7. #a2b2e7
  8. #b9c5ed
  9. #d1d9f3
  10. #e8ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173fc4
  2. #2246bd
  3. #2c4cb6
  4. #3753b0
  5. #4159a9
  6. #4c60a2
  7. #56669b
  8. #616d94
  9. #6b738e
  10. #767a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f498d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00579e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173fc4 {
  color: #173fc4;
}
Background
.bg-173fc4 {
  background-color: #173fc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #173fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 63 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173fc4, #4617c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 63 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.67 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.00 #e8c03b Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#173fc4  rgb(23, 63, 196)  hsl(226, 79%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#c49c17  rgb(196, 156, 23)  hsl(46, 79%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#c4173f  rgb(196, 23, 63)  hsl(346, 79%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3fc417  rgb(63, 196, 23)  hsl(106, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green