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#175281

#175281 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175281 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.17% cyan, 36.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 206.6°, with 69.74% saturation and 29.8% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.078

Complementary

  1. #175281
  2. #814617

Split complementary

  1. #175281
  2. #81171d
  3. #817b17

Analogous

  1. #17817b
  2. #175281
  3. #171d81

Triadic

  1. #175281
  2. #811752
  3. #528117

Tetradic

  1. #175281
  2. #461781
  3. #814617
  4. #528117

Square

  1. #175281
  2. #7b1781
  3. #814617
  4. #1d8117

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0b2940
  3. #175281
  4. #237bc2
  5. #51a1e0

Shades

#175281 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175281
  2. #154a74
  3. #124267
  4. #10395a
  5. #0e314d
  6. #0c2941
  7. #092134
  8. #071927
  9. #05101a
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175281 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175281
  2. #2e638e
  3. #45759a
  4. #5d86a7
  5. #7497b3
  6. #8ba9c0
  7. #a2bacd
  8. #b9cbd9
  9. #d1dce6
  10. #e8eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175281 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175281
  2. #225781
  3. #2c5b81
  4. #376081
  5. #416481
  6. #4c6981
  7. #566e80
  8. #617280
  9. #6b7780
  10. #767b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f5067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5483 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4b80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #315382 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #254e80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175281 {
  color: #175281;
}
Background
.bg-175281 {
  background-color: #175281;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175281 {
  border: 2px solid #175281;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175281;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 82 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175281 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175281, #171d81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175281 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 82 129 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.33 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.05 #e8ad7e Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175281  rgb(23, 82, 129)  hsl(207, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#814617  rgb(129, 70, 23)  hsl(27, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#811752  rgb(129, 23, 82)  hsl(327, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#528117  rgb(82, 129, 23)  hsl(87, 70%, 30%)  Avocado