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#175195

#175195 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175195 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.56% cyan, 45.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 212.38°, with 73.26% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0824

Complementary

  1. #175195
  2. #955b17

Split complementary

  1. #175195
  2. #951c17
  3. #909517

Analogous

  1. #179095
  2. #175195
  3. #1c1795

Triadic

  1. #175195
  2. #951751
  3. #519517

Tetradic

  1. #175195
  2. #5b1795
  3. #955b17
  4. #519517

Square

  1. #175195
  2. #951790
  3. #955b17
  4. #17951c

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d2d53
  3. #175195
  4. #2175d7
  5. #5f9de6

Shades

#175195 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175195
  2. #154986
  3. #124177
  4. #103968
  5. #0e3159
  6. #0c294b
  7. #09203c
  8. #07182d
  9. #05101e
  10. #02080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175195 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175195
  2. #2e62a0
  3. #4574aa
  4. #5d85b5
  5. #7497bf
  6. #8ba8ca
  7. #a2b9d5
  8. #b9cbdf
  9. #d1dcea
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175195 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175195
  2. #225693
  3. #2c5a91
  4. #375f8f
  5. #41648d
  6. #4c698b
  7. #566d88
  8. #617286
  9. #6b7784
  10. #767b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #114c94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #265597 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #134e94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175195 {
  color: #175195;
}
Background
.bg-175195 {
  background-color: #175195;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175195 {
  border: 2px solid #175195;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175195;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 81 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 73% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175195 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175195, #1c1795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175195 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 81 149 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.52 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.10 #e8ae6a Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175195  rgb(23, 81, 149)  hsl(212, 73%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#955b17  rgb(149, 91, 23)  hsl(32, 73%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#951751  rgb(149, 23, 81)  hsl(332, 73%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#519517  rgb(81, 149, 23)  hsl(92, 73%, 34%)  Olive Drab