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#175474

#175474 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175474 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.17% cyan, 27.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 200.65°, with 66.91% saturation and 27.25% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #175474
  2. #743717

Split complementary

  1. #175474
  2. #741725
  3. #746517

Analogous

  1. #177465
  2. #175474
  3. #172574

Triadic

  1. #175474
  2. #741754
  3. #547417

Tetradic

  1. #175474
  2. #371774
  3. #743717
  4. #547417

Square

  1. #175474
  2. #651774
  3. #743717
  4. #257417

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0a2634
  3. #175474
  4. #2482b4
  5. #49a9db

Shades

#175474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175474
  2. #154c68
  3. #12435d
  4. #103b51
  5. #0e3246
  6. #0c2a3a
  7. #09222e
  8. #071923
  9. #051117
  10. #02080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175474
  2. #2e6582
  3. #457690
  4. #5d879e
  5. #7498ac
  6. #8baaba
  7. #a2bbc7
  8. #b9ccd5
  9. #d1dde3
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175474
  2. #225875
  3. #2c5d76
  4. #376178
  5. #416679
  6. #4c6a7a
  7. #566e7b
  8. #61737c
  9. #6b777e
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f5160 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455475 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384b73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #375475 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4f74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005968 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175474 {
  color: #175474;
}
Background
.bg-175474 {
  background-color: #175474;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175474 {
  border: 2px solid #175474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175474, #172574);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 116 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.98 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.88 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.13 #e8ab8b Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175474  rgb(23, 84, 116)  hsl(201, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#743717  rgb(116, 55, 23)  hsl(21, 67%, 27%)  Russet
#741754  rgb(116, 23, 84)  hsl(321, 67%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#547417  rgb(84, 116, 23)  hsl(81, 67%, 27%)  Sap Green