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#175372

#175372 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175372 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.55% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 27.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 200.44°, with 66.42% saturation and 26.86% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0758

Complementary

  1. #175372
  2. #723617

Split complementary

  1. #175372
  2. #721725
  3. #726317

Analogous

  1. #177263
  2. #175372
  3. #172572

Triadic

  1. #175372
  2. #721753
  3. #537217

Tetradic

  1. #175372
  2. #361772
  3. #723617
  4. #537217

Square

  1. #175372
  2. #631772
  3. #723617
  4. #257217

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0a2532
  3. #175372
  4. #2481b2
  5. #48a8da

Shades

#175372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175372
  2. #154b67
  3. #12425b
  4. #103a50
  5. #0e3244
  6. #0c2a39
  7. #09212e
  8. #071922
  9. #051117
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#175372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175372
  2. #2e6480
  3. #45758e
  4. #5d879c
  5. #7498aa
  6. #8ba9b9
  7. #a2bac7
  8. #b9cbd5
  9. #d1dde3
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175372
  2. #225873
  3. #2c5c75
  4. #376176
  5. #416578
  6. #4c6a79
  7. #566e7a
  8. #61737c
  9. #6b777d
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e505e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445373 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #375373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4e72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005866 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175372 {
  color: #175372;
}
Background
.bg-175372 {
  background-color: #175372;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175372 {
  border: 2px solid #175372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 66% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175372, #172572);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 114 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.70 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.92 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.39 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.24 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.87 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.08 #e8ac8d Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175372  rgb(23, 83, 114)  hsl(200, 66%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#723617  rgb(114, 54, 23)  hsl(20, 66%, 27%)  Russet
#721753  rgb(114, 23, 83)  hsl(320, 66%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#537217  rgb(83, 114, 23)  hsl(80, 66%, 27%)  Sap Green