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#17455B

#17455b ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17455b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 27.06% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.73% cyan, 24.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 199.41°, with 59.65% saturation and 22.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.85.

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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #17455b
  2. #5b2d17

Split complementary

  1. #17455b
  2. #5b1723
  3. #5b4f17

Analogous

  1. #175b4f
  2. #17455b
  3. #17235b

Triadic

  1. #17455b
  2. #5b1745
  3. #455b17

Tetradic

  1. #17455b
  2. #2d175b
  3. #5b2d17
  4. #455b17

Square

  1. #17455b
  2. #4f175b
  3. #5b2d17
  4. #235b17

Monochromatic

  1. #040c10
  2. #08171e
  3. #17455b
  4. #267398
  5. #3d9fce

Shades

#17455b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17455b
  2. #153e52
  3. #123749
  4. #103040
  5. #0e2937
  6. #0c232e
  7. #091c24
  8. #07151b
  9. #050e12
  10. #020709
  11. #000000

Tints

#17455b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17455b
  2. #2e586b
  3. #456a7c
  4. #5d7d8c
  5. #748f9d
  6. #8ba2ad
  7. #a2b5bd
  8. #b9c7ce
  9. #d1dade
  10. #e8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17455b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17455b
  2. #224b5f
  3. #2c5162
  4. #375766
  5. #415d6a
  6. #4c636e
  7. #566871
  8. #616e75
  9. #6b7479
  10. #767a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34424c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a445c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #313d5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f455c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29415b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004953 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17455b {
  color: #17455b;
}
Background
.bg-17455b {
  background-color: #17455b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17455b {
  border: 2px solid #17455b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17455b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 69 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 60% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17455b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17455b, #17235b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17455b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 69 91 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.85 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.20 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.04 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.24 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.03 #e8baa4 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#17455b  rgb(23, 69, 91)  hsl(199, 60%, 22%)  Charcoal
#5b2d17  rgb(91, 45, 23)  hsl(19, 60%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#5b1745  rgb(91, 23, 69)  hsl(319, 60%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#455b17  rgb(69, 91, 23)  hsl(79, 60%, 22%)  Army Green