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#175271

#175271 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175271 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.16% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 200.67°, with 66.18% saturation and 26.67% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #175271
  2. #713617

Split complementary

  1. #175271
  2. #711725
  3. #716317

Analogous

  1. #177163
  2. #175271
  3. #172571

Triadic

  1. #175271
  2. #711752
  3. #527117

Tetradic

  1. #175271
  2. #361771
  3. #713617
  4. #527117

Square

  1. #175271
  2. #631771
  3. #713617
  4. #257117

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0a2431
  3. #175271
  4. #2480b1
  5. #47a7da

Shades

#175271 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175271
  2. #154a66
  3. #12425a
  4. #10394f
  5. #0e3144
  6. #0c2939
  7. #09212d
  8. #071922
  9. #051017
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#175271 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175271
  2. #2e637f
  3. #45758d
  4. #5d869c
  5. #7497aa
  6. #8ba9b8
  7. #a2bac6
  8. #b9cbd4
  9. #d1dce3
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175271 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175271
  2. #225773
  3. #2c5b74
  4. #376076
  5. #416477
  6. #4c6979
  7. #566e7a
  8. #61727c
  9. #6b777d
  10. #767b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374970 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365272 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d4d71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175271 {
  color: #175271;
}
Background
.bg-175271 {
  background-color: #175271;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175271 {
  border: 2px solid #175271;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175271;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 82 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 66% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175271 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175271, #172571);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175271 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 82 113 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.52 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.44 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.03 #e8ad8e Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175271  rgb(23, 82, 113)  hsl(201, 66%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#713617  rgb(113, 54, 23)  hsl(21, 66%, 27%)  Russet
#711752  rgb(113, 23, 82)  hsl(321, 66%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#527117  rgb(82, 113, 23)  hsl(81, 66%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green