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#1700A3

#1700a3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1700a3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 0% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.89% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 248.47°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0283

Complementary

  1. #1700a3
  2. #8ca300

Split complementary

  1. #1700a3
  2. #a36900
  3. #3aa300

Analogous

  1. #003aa3
  2. #1700a3
  3. #6900a3

Triadic

  1. #1700a3
  2. #a31700
  3. #00a317

Tetradic

  1. #1700a3
  2. #a3008c
  3. #8ca300
  4. #00a317

Square

  1. #1700a3
  2. #a3003a
  3. #8ca300
  4. #00a369

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0c0056
  3. #1700a3
  4. #2200ef
  5. #583dff

Shades

#1700a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1700a3
  2. #150093
  3. #120082
  4. #100072
  5. #0e0062
  6. #0c0052
  7. #090041
  8. #070031
  9. #050021
  10. #020010
  11. #000000

Tints

#1700a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1700a3
  2. #2e1aac
  3. #4533b5
  4. #5d4dbf
  5. #7466c8
  6. #8b80d1
  7. #a299da
  8. #b9b3e3
  9. #d1cced
  10. #e8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1700a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1700a3
  2. #220da0
  3. #2c1a9c
  4. #372699
  5. #413395
  6. #4c4092
  7. #564d8e
  8. #615a8b
  9. #6b6687
  10. #767384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0036a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0026a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00415e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0029a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00327f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1700a3 {
  color: #1700a3;
}
Background
.bg-1700a3 {
  background-color: #1700a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1700a3 {
  border: 2px solid #1700a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1700a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1700a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1700a3, #6900a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1700a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.09 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.12 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.42 #e8ff5c Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1700a3  rgb(23, 0, 163)  hsl(248, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#8ca300  rgb(140, 163, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 32%)  Apple Green
#a31700  rgb(163, 23, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#00a317  rgb(0, 163, 23)  hsl(128, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green