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#1700A8

#1700a8 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1700a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.31% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 248.21°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.0301

Complementary

  1. #1700a8
  2. #91a800

Split complementary

  1. #1700a8
  2. #a86b00
  3. #3da800

Analogous

  1. #003da8
  2. #1700a8
  3. #6b00a8

Triadic

  1. #1700a8
  2. #a81700
  3. #00a817

Tetradic

  1. #1700a8
  2. #a80091
  3. #91a800
  4. #00a817

Square

  1. #1700a8
  2. #a8003d
  3. #91a800
  4. #00a86b

Monochromatic

  1. #030014
  2. #0d005b
  3. #1700a8
  4. #2100f4
  5. #5c42ff

Shades

#1700a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1700a8
  2. #150097
  3. #120086
  4. #100076
  5. #0e0065
  6. #0c0054
  7. #090043
  8. #070032
  9. #050022
  10. #020011
  11. #000000

Tints

#1700a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1700a8
  2. #2e1ab1
  3. #4533b9
  4. #5d4dc2
  5. #7466cb
  6. #8b80d4
  7. #a299dc
  8. #b9b3e5
  9. #d1ccee
  10. #e8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1700a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1700a8
  2. #220da4
  3. #2c1aa0
  4. #37269c
  5. #413398
  6. #4c4094
  7. #564d90
  8. #615a8c
  9. #6b6688
  10. #767384
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0028a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004461 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002baa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001da7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1700a8 {
  color: #1700a8;
}
Background
.bg-1700a8 {
  background-color: #1700a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1700a8 {
  border: 2px solid #1700a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1700a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1700a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1700a8, #6b00a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1700a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.33 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.64 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.91 #e8ff57 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#1700a8  rgb(23, 0, 168)  hsl(248, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#91a800  rgb(145, 168, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green
#a81700  rgb(168, 23, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a817  rgb(0, 168, 23)  hsl(128, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green