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#2017CA

#2017ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2017ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.02°, with 79.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #2017ca
  2. #c1ca17

Split complementary

  1. #2017ca
  2. #ca7a17
  3. #67ca17

Analogous

  1. #1767ca
  2. #2017ca
  3. #7a17ca

Triadic

  1. #2017ca
  2. #ca2017
  3. #17ca20

Tetradic

  1. #2017ca
  2. #ca17c1
  3. #c1ca17
  4. #17ca20

Square

  1. #2017ca
  2. #ca1767
  3. #c1ca17
  4. #17ca7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0741
  2. #150f85
  3. #2017ca
  4. #4c44ea
  5. #8e89f2

Shades

#2017ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2017ca
  2. #1d15b6
  3. #1a12a2
  4. #16108d
  5. #130e79
  6. #100c65
  7. #0d0951
  8. #0a073d
  9. #060528
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2017ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2017ca
  2. #362ecf
  3. #4d45d5
  4. #635dda
  5. #7974df
  6. #908be5
  7. #a6a2ea
  8. #bcb9ef
  9. #d2d1f4
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2017ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2017ca
  2. #2a22c3
  3. #332cbb
  4. #3d37b4
  5. #4641ac
  6. #504ca5
  7. #5a569e
  8. #636196
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36348d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2017ca {
  color: #2017ca;
}
Background
.bg-2017ca {
  background-color: #2017ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2017ca {
  border: 2px solid #2017ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2017ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 23 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2017ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2017ca, #7a17ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2017ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 23 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.18 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.98 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.73 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.88 #dfe835 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2017ca  rgb(32, 23, 202)  hsl(243, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#c1ca17  rgb(193, 202, 23)  hsl(63, 80%, 44%)  Pear
#ca2017  rgb(202, 32, 23)  hsl(3, 80%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#17ca20  rgb(23, 202, 32)  hsl(123, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green