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#2017BC

#2017bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2017bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 9.02% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 87.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 243.27°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0455

Complementary

  1. #2017bc
  2. #b3bc17

Split complementary

  1. #2017bc
  2. #bc7217
  3. #61bc17

Analogous

  1. #1761bc
  2. #2017bc
  3. #7217bc

Triadic

  1. #2017bc
  2. #bc2017
  3. #17bc20

Tetradic

  1. #2017bc
  2. #bc17b3
  3. #b3bc17
  4. #17bc20

Square

  1. #2017bc
  2. #bc1761
  3. #b3bc17
  4. #17bc72

Monochromatic

  1. #090634
  2. #140f78
  3. #2017bc
  4. #4239e7
  5. #837def

Shades

#2017bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2017bc
  2. #1d15a9
  3. #1a1296
  4. #161084
  5. #130e71
  6. #100c5e
  7. #0d094b
  8. #0a0738
  9. #060526
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2017bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2017bc
  2. #362ec3
  3. #4d45c9
  4. #635dd0
  5. #7974d7
  6. #908bde
  7. #a6a2e4
  8. #bcb9eb
  9. #d2d1f2
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2017bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2017bc
  2. #2a22b6
  3. #332cb0
  4. #3d37aa
  5. #4641a4
  6. #504c9e
  7. #5a5698
  8. #636192
  9. #6d6b8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2017bc {
  color: #2017bc;
}
Background
.bg-2017bc {
  background-color: #2017bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2017bc {
  border: 2px solid #2017bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2017bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 23 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2017bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2017bc, #7217bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2017bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 23 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.33 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.56 #dfe843 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2017bc  rgb(32, 23, 188)  hsl(243, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#b3bc17  rgb(179, 188, 23)  hsl(63, 78%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bc2017  rgb(188, 32, 23)  hsl(3, 78%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#17bc20  rgb(23, 188, 32)  hsl(123, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green