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#2017CD

#2017cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2017cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 9.02% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.97°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0533

Complementary

  1. #2017cd
  2. #c4cd17

Split complementary

  1. #2017cd
  2. #cd7b17
  3. #69cd17

Analogous

  1. #1769cd
  2. #2017cd
  3. #7b17cd

Triadic

  1. #2017cd
  2. #cd2017
  3. #17cd20

Tetradic

  1. #2017cd
  2. #cd17c4
  3. #c4cd17
  4. #17cd20

Square

  1. #2017cd
  2. #cd1769
  3. #c4cd17
  4. #17cd7b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0843
  2. #150f88
  3. #2017cd
  4. #4e46ea
  5. #908bf2

Shades

#2017cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2017cd
  2. #1d15b9
  3. #1a12a4
  4. #161090
  5. #130e7b
  6. #100c67
  7. #0d0952
  8. #0a073e
  9. #060529
  10. #030215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2017cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2017cd
  2. #362ed2
  3. #4d45d7
  4. #635ddc
  5. #7974e1
  6. #908be6
  7. #a6a2eb
  8. #bcb9f0
  9. #d2d1f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2017cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2017cd
  2. #2a22c5
  3. #332cbe
  4. #3d37b6
  5. #4641ae
  6. #504ca7
  7. #5a569f
  8. #636197
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37358f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2017cd {
  color: #2017cd;
}
Background
.bg-2017cd {
  background-color: #2017cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2017cd {
  border: 2px solid #2017cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2017cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 23 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2017cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2017cd, #7b17cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2017cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 23 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.03 #dfe832 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2017cd  rgb(32, 23, 205)  hsl(243, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c4cd17  rgb(196, 205, 23)  hsl(63, 80%, 45%)  Pear
#cd2017  rgb(205, 32, 23)  hsl(3, 80%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#17cd20  rgb(23, 205, 32)  hsl(123, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green