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#175397

#175397 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175397 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.55% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.77% cyan, 45.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 211.88°, with 73.56% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.086

Complementary

  1. #175397
  2. #975b17

Split complementary

  1. #175397
  2. #971b17
  3. #939717

Analogous

  1. #179397
  2. #175397
  3. #1b1797

Triadic

  1. #175397
  2. #971753
  3. #539717

Tetradic

  1. #175397
  2. #5b1797
  3. #975b17
  4. #539717

Square

  1. #175397
  2. #971793
  3. #975b17
  4. #17971b

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d2f55
  3. #175397
  4. #2177d9
  5. #609fe7

Shades

#175397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175397
  2. #154b88
  3. #124279
  4. #103a6a
  5. #0e325b
  6. #0c2a4c
  7. #09213c
  8. #07192d
  9. #05111e
  10. #02080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175397
  2. #2e64a1
  3. #4575ac
  4. #5d87b6
  5. #7498c1
  6. #8ba9cb
  7. #a2bad5
  8. #b9cbe0
  9. #d1ddea
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175397
  2. #225895
  3. #2c5c92
  4. #376190
  5. #41658e
  6. #4c6a8c
  7. #566e89
  8. #617387
  9. #6b7785
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f599a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #144e96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #285799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #155096 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175397 {
  color: #175397;
}
Background
.bg-175397 {
  background-color: #175397;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175397 {
  border: 2px solid #175397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175397, #1b1797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 151 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.51 #e8ac68 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175397  rgb(23, 83, 151)  hsl(212, 74%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#975b17  rgb(151, 91, 23)  hsl(32, 74%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#971753  rgb(151, 23, 83)  hsl(332, 74%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#539717  rgb(83, 151, 23)  hsl(92, 74%, 34%)  Olive Drab