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#17417A

#17417a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17417a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 25.49% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.15% cyan, 46.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 214.55°, with 68.28% saturation and 28.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #17417a
  2. #7a5017

Split complementary

  1. #17417a
  2. #7a1f17
  3. #727a17

Analogous

  1. #17727a
  2. #17417a
  3. #1f177a

Triadic

  1. #17417a
  2. #7a1741
  3. #417a17

Tetradic

  1. #17417a
  2. #50177a
  3. #7a5017
  4. #417a17

Square

  1. #17417a
  2. #7a1772
  3. #7a5017
  4. #177a1f

Monochromatic

  1. #030911
  2. #0b1f3a
  3. #17417a
  4. #2363ba
  5. #4d8add

Shades

#17417a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17417a
  2. #153b6e
  3. #123462
  4. #102e55
  5. #0e2749
  6. #0c213d
  7. #091a31
  8. #071425
  9. #050d18
  10. #02070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#17417a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17417a
  2. #2e5487
  3. #456795
  4. #5d7aa2
  5. #748daf
  6. #8ba0bd
  7. #a2b3ca
  8. #b9c6d7
  9. #d1d9e4
  10. #e8ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17417a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17417a
  2. #22477b
  3. #2c4e7b
  4. #37547c
  5. #415a7c
  6. #4c617d
  7. #56677e
  8. #616d7e
  9. #6b737f
  10. #767a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35415d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23467c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e3d79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f447b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #123f79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004967 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17417a {
  color: #17417a;
}
Background
.bg-17417a {
  background-color: #17417a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17417a {
  border: 2px solid #17417a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17417a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 65 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 68% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17417a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17417a, #1f177a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17417a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 65 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.49 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.27 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.33 #e8be85 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17417a  rgb(23, 65, 122)  hsl(215, 68%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#7a5017  rgb(122, 80, 23)  hsl(35, 68%, 28%)  Sepia
#7a1741  rgb(122, 23, 65)  hsl(335, 68%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#417a17  rgb(65, 122, 23)  hsl(95, 68%, 28%)  Sap Green