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#1700A6

#1700a6 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1700a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.14% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 248.31°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0294

Complementary

  1. #1700a6
  2. #8fa600

Split complementary

  1. #1700a6
  2. #a66a00
  3. #3ca600

Analogous

  1. #003ca6
  2. #1700a6
  3. #6a00a6

Triadic

  1. #1700a6
  2. #a61700
  3. #00a617

Tetradic

  1. #1700a6
  2. #a6008f
  3. #8fa600
  4. #00a617

Square

  1. #1700a6
  2. #a6003c
  3. #8fa600
  4. #00a66a

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0c005a
  3. #1700a6
  4. #2200f3
  5. #5a40ff

Shades

#1700a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1700a6
  2. #150095
  3. #120085
  4. #100074
  5. #0e0064
  6. #0c0053
  7. #090042
  8. #070032
  9. #050021
  10. #020011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1700a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1700a6
  2. #2e1aaf
  3. #4533b8
  4. #5d4dc1
  5. #7466ca
  6. #8b80d3
  7. #a299db
  8. #b9b3e4
  9. #d1cced
  10. #e8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1700a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1700a6
  2. #220da2
  3. #2c1a9e
  4. #37269b
  5. #413397
  6. #4c4093
  7. #564d8f
  8. #615a8b
  9. #6b6688
  10. #767384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0037aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0027a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002aa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1700a6 {
  color: #1700a6;
}
Background
.bg-1700a6 {
  background-color: #1700a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1700a6 {
  border: 2px solid #1700a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1700a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 0 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1700a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1700a6, #6a00a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1700a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 0 166 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.39 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.98 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.88 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.71 #e8ff59 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1700a6  rgb(23, 0, 166)  hsl(248, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#8fa600  rgb(143, 166, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a61700  rgb(166, 23, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a617  rgb(0, 166, 23)  hsl(128, 100%, 33%)  Islamic Green