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#2017EA

#2017ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2017ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 9.02% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.32% cyan, 90.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.56°, with 83.4% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #2017ea
  2. #e1ea17

Split complementary

  1. #2017ea
  2. #ea8917
  3. #77ea17

Analogous

  1. #1777ea
  2. #2017ea
  3. #8917ea

Triadic

  1. #2017ea
  2. #ea2017
  3. #17ea20

Tetradic

  1. #2017ea
  2. #ea17e1
  3. #e1ea17
  4. #17ea20

Square

  1. #2017ea
  2. #ea1777
  3. #e1ea17
  4. #17ea89

Monochromatic

  1. #0c095f
  2. #150fa6
  3. #2017ea
  4. #635df0
  5. #a7a3f7

Shades

#2017ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2017ea
  2. #1d15d3
  3. #1a12bb
  4. #1610a4
  5. #130e8c
  6. #100c75
  7. #0d095e
  8. #0a0746
  9. #06052f
  10. #030217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2017ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2017ea
  2. #362eec
  3. #4d45ee
  4. #635df0
  5. #7974f2
  6. #908bf5
  7. #a6a2f7
  8. #bcb9f9
  9. #d2d1fb
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2017ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2017ea
  2. #2a22df
  3. #332cd5
  4. #3d37ca
  5. #4641c0
  6. #504cb5
  7. #5a56aa
  8. #6361a0
  9. #6d6b95
  10. #76768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2017ea {
  color: #2017ea;
}
Background
.bg-2017ea {
  background-color: #2017ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2017ea {
  border: 2px solid #2017ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2017ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 23 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2017ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2017ea, #8917ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2017ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 23 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.92 #dfe815 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2017ea  rgb(32, 23, 234)  hsl(243, 83%, 50%)  Blue
#e1ea17  rgb(225, 234, 23)  hsl(63, 83%, 50%)  Pear
#ea2017  rgb(234, 32, 23)  hsl(3, 83%, 50%)  Lust
#17ea20  rgb(23, 234, 32)  hsl(123, 83%, 50%)  Lime