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#175482

#175482 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175482 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 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.31% cyan, 35.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 205.79°, with 69.93% saturation and 30% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #175482
  2. #824517

Split complementary

  1. #175482
  2. #82171f
  3. #827a17

Analogous

  1. #17827a
  2. #175482
  3. #171f82

Triadic

  1. #175482
  2. #821754
  3. #548217

Tetradic

  1. #175482
  2. #451782
  3. #824517
  4. #548217

Square

  1. #175482
  2. #7a1782
  3. #824517
  4. #1f8217

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2a41
  3. #175482
  4. #237ec3
  5. #52a3e0

Shades

#175482 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175482
  2. #154c75
  3. #124368
  4. #103b5b
  5. #0e324e
  6. #0c2a41
  7. #092234
  8. #071927
  9. #05111a
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175482 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175482
  2. #2e658f
  3. #45769b
  4. #5d87a8
  5. #7498b4
  6. #8baac1
  7. #a2bbcd
  8. #b9ccda
  9. #d1dde6
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175482 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175482
  2. #225882
  3. #2c5d82
  4. #376181
  5. #416681
  6. #4c6a81
  7. #566e81
  8. #617381
  9. #6b7780
  10. #767c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e5684 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4c81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335583 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #274f81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175482 {
  color: #175482;
}
Background
.bg-175482 {
  background-color: #175482;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175482 {
  border: 2px solid #175482;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175482;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175482 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175482, #171f82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175482 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 130 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.29 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.88 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.24 #e8ab7d Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175482  rgb(23, 84, 130)  hsl(206, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#824517  rgb(130, 69, 23)  hsl(26, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#821754  rgb(130, 23, 84)  hsl(326, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#548217  rgb(84, 130, 23)  hsl(86, 70%, 30%)  Avocado