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#175477

#175477 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175477 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.67% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.88°, with 67.61% saturation and 27.84% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #175477
  2. #773a17

Split complementary

  1. #175477
  2. #771724
  3. #776a17

Analogous

  1. #17776a
  2. #175477
  3. #172477

Triadic

  1. #175477
  2. #771754
  3. #547717

Tetradic

  1. #175477
  2. #3a1777
  3. #773a17
  4. #547717

Square

  1. #175477
  2. #6a1777
  3. #773a17
  4. #247717

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0b2737
  3. #175477
  4. #2381b7
  5. #4ba7dc

Shades

#175477 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175477
  2. #154c6b
  3. #12435f
  4. #103b53
  5. #0e3247
  6. #0c2a3c
  7. #092230
  8. #071924
  9. #051118
  10. #02080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175477 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175477
  2. #2e6585
  3. #457692
  4. #5d87a0
  5. #7498ad
  6. #8baabb
  7. #a2bbc9
  8. #b9ccd6
  9. #d1dde4
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175477 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175477
  2. #225878
  3. #2c5d79
  4. #37617a
  5. #41667b
  6. #4c6a7c
  7. #566e7c
  8. #61737d
  9. #6b777e
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #405162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435479 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #364b76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365478 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d4f77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00596a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175477 {
  color: #175477;
}
Background
.bg-175477 {
  background-color: #175477;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175477 {
  border: 2px solid #175477;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175477;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 68% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175477 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175477, #172477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175477 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 119 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.70 #e8ab88 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175477  rgb(23, 84, 119)  hsl(202, 68%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#773a17  rgb(119, 58, 23)  hsl(22, 68%, 28%)  Russet
#771754  rgb(119, 23, 84)  hsl(322, 68%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#547717  rgb(84, 119, 23)  hsl(82, 68%, 28%)  Sap Green