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#175191

#175191 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175191 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 31.76% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.14% cyan, 44.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 211.48°, with 72.62% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #175191
  2. #915717

Split complementary

  1. #175191
  2. #911a17
  3. #8e9117

Analogous

  1. #178e91
  2. #175191
  3. #1a1791

Triadic

  1. #175191
  2. #911751
  3. #519117

Tetradic

  1. #175191
  2. #571791
  3. #915717
  4. #519117

Square

  1. #175191
  2. #91178e
  3. #915717
  4. #17911a

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d2c4f
  3. #175191
  4. #2176d3
  5. #5c9de5

Shades

#175191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175191
  2. #154983
  3. #124174
  4. #103966
  5. #0e3157
  6. #0c2949
  7. #09203a
  8. #07182c
  9. #05101d
  10. #02080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175191
  2. #2e629c
  3. #4574a7
  4. #5d85b2
  5. #7497bd
  6. #8ba8c8
  7. #a2b9d3
  8. #b9cbde
  9. #d1dce9
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175191
  2. #22568f
  3. #2c5a8e
  4. #375f8c
  5. #41648a
  6. #4c6989
  7. #566d87
  8. #617285
  9. #6b7783
  10. #767b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305693 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #184b90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00606a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #285492 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #184e90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175191 {
  color: #175191;
}
Background
.bg-175191 {
  background-color: #175191;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175191 {
  border: 2px solid #175191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 81 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175191, #1a1791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 81 145 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.36 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.86 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.14 #e8ae6e Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175191  rgb(23, 81, 145)  hsl(211, 73%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#915717  rgb(145, 87, 23)  hsl(31, 73%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#911751  rgb(145, 23, 81)  hsl(331, 73%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#519117  rgb(81, 145, 23)  hsl(91, 73%, 33%)  Olive Drab