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#0172bc Hex Color CodeThe hexadecimal color code #0172bc is a medium dark shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #0172bc is comprised of 0.39% red, 44.71% green and 73.73% blue. In the HSL color space #0172bc has a hue of 203.74 degrees, 98.94% saturation and 37.06% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 492 nm.
#0172bc Color InformationInverted
#fe8d43 25% Saturated
#0072bd Grayscale
#5e5e5e
25% Lighter
#018eeb Original
#0172bc 25% Darker
#00558d
steelblue
#4682b4 25% Desaturated
#186da4 Web Safe: blue
#0000ff
rgb(1, 114, 188)
rgba(1, 114, 188, 1.0)
red: 0.3922%, yellow: 28.0144%, blue: 73.7255%
#0172bc
94908
-16682308 / 0xff0172bc
hsl(204, 99%, 37%)
hsla(204, 99%, 37%, 1.0)
hue: 204 (203.7433), saturation: 99 (99.4681), value: 74 (73.7255)
X: 15.1069, Y: 15.6719, Z: 49.8057
x: 0.1875, y: 0.1945, Y: 15.6719
L: 46.5411, a: 1.2683, b: -46.2707
L: 46.5411, u: -28.2069, v: -69.8014
L: 46.5411, C: 46.2881, H: 271.5701
L: 39.5878, a: -1.1619, b: -46.8818
cyan: 99 (0.9947), magenta: 39 (0.3936), yellow: 0 (0), key: 26 (0.2627)
cyan: 100 (0.9961), magenta: 55 (0.5529), yellow: 26 (0.2627)
Y: 88.649, I: -91.0894, Q: -0.8705
Y: 88.649, U: 48.8908, V: -76.8957
Y: 88.649, Db: 149.492, Dr: 166.687
Y: 92.137, Cb: 177.21, Cr: 73.139
Y: 95.259, Pb: 49.995, Pr: -59.904
2.5PB 4/10 (approximate)
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#0172bc to White#0172bc to Black#0172bc foreground
<p style="color: #0172bc">#0172bc foreground</p>
#0172bc background
<p style="background-color: #0172bc; color: #fff">#0172bc background</p>
#0172bc border
<p style="border: #0172bc 3px solid">#0172bc border</p>
#0172bc radial gradient
<p style="padding: 15px 0; background: -moz-radial-gradient(50% 50%, #0172bc, #fff); background: -webkit-radial-gradient(50% 50%, #0172bc, #fff); background: -o-radial-gradient(50% 50%, #0172bc, #fff); background: -ms-radial-gradient(50% 50%, #0172bc, #fff); background: radial-gradient(50% 50%, #0172bc, #fff); color: #fff">#0172bc radial gradient</p>
#0172bc linear gradient to complementary #bc4b00
<p style="padding: 15px 0; background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #0172bc, #bc4b00); background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #0172bc, #bc4b00); background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #0172bc, #bc4b00); background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #0172bc, #bc4b00); background: linear-gradient(top, #0172bc, #bc4b00); color: #fff">#0172bc linear gradient to complementary #bc4b00</p>
#0172bc text shadow
<p style="font-size: 24px; color: #000; text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #0172bc">#0172bc text shadow</p>
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