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#175481

#175481 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175481 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.17% cyan, 34.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 205.47°, with 69.74% saturation and 29.8% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #175481
  2. #814417

Split complementary

  1. #175481
  2. #81171f
  3. #817917

Analogous

  1. #178179
  2. #175481
  3. #171f81

Triadic

  1. #175481
  2. #811754
  3. #548117

Tetradic

  1. #175481
  2. #441781
  3. #814417
  4. #548117

Square

  1. #175481
  2. #791781
  3. #814417
  4. #1f8117

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0b2a40
  3. #175481
  4. #237ec2
  5. #51a3e0

Shades

#175481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175481
  2. #154c74
  3. #124367
  4. #103b5a
  5. #0e324d
  6. #0c2a41
  7. #092234
  8. #071927
  9. #05111a
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175481
  2. #2e658e
  3. #45769a
  4. #5d87a7
  5. #7498b3
  6. #8baac0
  7. #a2bbcd
  8. #b9ccd9
  9. #d1dde6
  10. #e8eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175481
  2. #225881
  3. #2c5d81
  4. #376181
  5. #416681
  6. #4c6a81
  7. #566e80
  8. #617380
  9. #6b7780
  10. #767c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5683 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #304c80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335582 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #284f80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175481 {
  color: #175481;
}
Background
.bg-175481 {
  background-color: #175481;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175481 {
  border: 2px solid #175481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175481, #171f81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 129 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.01 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.14 #e8ab7e Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175481  rgb(23, 84, 129)  hsl(205, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#814417  rgb(129, 68, 23)  hsl(25, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#811754  rgb(129, 23, 84)  hsl(325, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#548117  rgb(84, 129, 23)  hsl(85, 70%, 30%)  Avocado