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#175485

#175485 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175485 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.71% cyan, 36.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 206.73°, with 70.51% saturation and 30.59% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #175485
  2. #854817

Split complementary

  1. #175485
  2. #85171d
  3. #857f17

Analogous

  1. #17857f
  2. #175485
  3. #171d85

Triadic

  1. #175485
  2. #851754
  3. #548517

Tetradic

  1. #175485
  2. #481785
  3. #854817
  4. #548517

Square

  1. #175485
  2. #7f1785
  3. #854817
  4. #1d8517

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2b44
  3. #175485
  4. #227dc6
  5. #54a2e1

Shades

#175485 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175485
  2. #154c78
  3. #12436a
  4. #103b5d
  5. #0e3250
  6. #0c2a43
  7. #092235
  8. #071928
  9. #05111b
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175485 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175485
  2. #2e6591
  3. #45769d
  4. #5d87aa
  5. #7498b6
  6. #8baac2
  7. #a2bbce
  8. #b9ccda
  9. #d1dde7
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175485 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175485
  2. #225885
  3. #2c5d84
  4. #376184
  5. #416683
  6. #4c6a83
  7. #566e82
  8. #617382
  9. #6b7781
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41526a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d5687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4c84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #325586 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #265084 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175485 {
  color: #175485;
}
Background
.bg-175485 {
  background-color: #175485;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175485 {
  border: 2px solid #175485;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175485;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175485 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175485, #171d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175485 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.51 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.54 #e8ab7a Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175485  rgb(23, 84, 133)  hsl(207, 71%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#854817  rgb(133, 72, 23)  hsl(27, 71%, 31%)  Russet
#851754  rgb(133, 23, 84)  hsl(327, 71%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#548517  rgb(84, 133, 23)  hsl(87, 71%, 31%)  Avocado