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#175472

#175472 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175472 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.94% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 26.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 199.78°, 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.7.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0774

Complementary

  1. #175472
  2. #723517

Split complementary

  1. #175472
  2. #721726
  3. #726217

Analogous

  1. #177262
  2. #175472
  3. #172672

Triadic

  1. #175472
  2. #721754
  3. #547217

Tetradic

  1. #175472
  2. #351772
  3. #723517
  4. #547217

Square

  1. #175472
  2. #621772
  3. #723517
  4. #267217

Monochromatic

  1. #030d11
  2. #0a2532
  3. #175472
  4. #2483b2
  5. #48aada

Shades

#175472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175472
  2. #154c67
  3. #12435b
  4. #103b50
  5. #0e3244
  6. #0c2a39
  7. #09222e
  8. #071922
  9. #051117
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#175472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175472
  2. #2e6580
  3. #45768e
  4. #5d879c
  5. #7498aa
  6. #8baab9
  7. #a2bbc7
  8. #b9ccd5
  9. #d1dde3
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175472
  2. #225873
  3. #2c5d75
  4. #376176
  5. #416678
  6. #4c6a79
  7. #566e7a
  8. #61737c
  9. #6b777d
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f515f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455373 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #394b72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4f72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005967 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175472 {
  color: #175472;
}
Background
.bg-175472 {
  background-color: #175472;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175472 {
  border: 2px solid #175472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 66% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175472, #172672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 114 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.70 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.26 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.31 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.33 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.36 #e8ab8d Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175472  rgb(23, 84, 114)  hsl(200, 66%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#723517  rgb(114, 53, 23)  hsl(20, 66%, 27%)  Kobe
#721754  rgb(114, 23, 84)  hsl(320, 66%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#547217  rgb(84, 114, 23)  hsl(80, 66%, 27%)  Sap Green