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#175282

#175282 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175282 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 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.31% cyan, 36.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 206.92°, with 69.93% saturation and 30% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #175282
  2. #824717

Split complementary

  1. #175282
  2. #82171c
  3. #827d17

Analogous

  1. #17827d
  2. #175282
  3. #171c82

Triadic

  1. #175282
  2. #821752
  3. #528217

Tetradic

  1. #175282
  2. #471782
  3. #824717
  4. #528217

Square

  1. #175282
  2. #7d1782
  3. #824717
  4. #1c8217

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2941
  3. #175282
  4. #237bc3
  5. #52a0e0

Shades

#175282 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175282
  2. #154a75
  3. #124268
  4. #10395b
  5. #0e314e
  6. #0c2941
  7. #092134
  8. #071927
  9. #05101a
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175282 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175282
  2. #2e638f
  3. #45759b
  4. #5d86a8
  5. #7497b4
  6. #8ba9c1
  7. #a2bacd
  8. #b9cbda
  9. #d1dce6
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175282 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175282
  2. #225782
  3. #2c5b82
  4. #376081
  5. #416481
  6. #4c6981
  7. #566e81
  8. #617281
  9. #6b7780
  10. #767b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f5067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5484 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4b81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #305383 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #254e81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175282 {
  color: #175282;
}
Background
.bg-175282 {
  background-color: #175282;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175282 {
  border: 2px solid #175282;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175282;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 82 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175282 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175282, #171c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175282 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 82 130 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.66 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.05 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.14 #e8ad7d Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175282  rgb(23, 82, 130)  hsl(207, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#824717  rgb(130, 71, 23)  hsl(27, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#821752  rgb(130, 23, 82)  hsl(327, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#528217  rgb(82, 130, 23)  hsl(87, 70%, 30%)  Avocado