#173B8B Hex color

#173B8B

The hexadecimal color code #173B8B corresponds to the code RGB( 23, 59, 139 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,09 level), green (at 0,23 level) and blue (at 0,55 level). Its brightness is 31% and its saturation is 71%. It is composed of red at 10%, green at 26% and blue at 62%. The dominant component is blue.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

221
71
31
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #173B8B
RGB Code rgb( 23 , 59 , 139)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 9.0% , 23.1% , 54.5% )
HSLhsl( 221 , 71% , 31% )
Complementary
Color
#E8C474


Variations of #173B8B

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #173B8B is the color #E7EBF3

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #02050D.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #E8C474 is the color exactly opposite to #173B8B on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #173B8B in CSS

When using #173B8B as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #173B8B as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#173B8B as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #173B8B;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #173B8B;  }

Border

#173B8B colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #173B8B;  }

Shadow

#173B8B shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #173B8B; }

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