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#175486

#175486 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175486 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.84% cyan, 37.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 207.03°, with 70.7% saturation and 30.78% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0824

Complementary

  1. #175486
  2. #864917

Split complementary

  1. #175486
  2. #86171c
  3. #868017

Analogous

  1. #178680
  2. #175486
  3. #171c86

Triadic

  1. #175486
  2. #861754
  3. #548617

Tetradic

  1. #175486
  2. #491786
  3. #864917
  4. #548617

Square

  1. #175486
  2. #801786
  3. #864917
  4. #1c8617

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2b45
  3. #175486
  4. #227dc7
  5. #54a2e2

Shades

#175486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175486
  2. #154c79
  3. #12436b
  4. #103b5e
  5. #0e3250
  6. #0c2a43
  7. #092236
  8. #071928
  9. #05111b
  10. #02080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175486
  2. #2e6592
  3. #45769e
  4. #5d87aa
  5. #7498b6
  6. #8baac3
  7. #a2bbcf
  8. #b9ccdb
  9. #d1dde7
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175486
  2. #225885
  3. #2c5d85
  4. #376184
  5. #416684
  6. #4c6a83
  7. #566e82
  8. #617382
  9. #6b7781
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41526a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4d85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #315687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #255085 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175486 {
  color: #175486;
}
Background
.bg-175486 {
  background-color: #175486;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175486 {
  border: 2px solid #175486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175486, #171c86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.58 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.56 #e8ab79 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175486  rgb(23, 84, 134)  hsl(207, 71%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#864917  rgb(134, 73, 23)  hsl(27, 71%, 31%)  Russet
#861754  rgb(134, 23, 84)  hsl(327, 71%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#548617  rgb(84, 134, 23)  hsl(87, 71%, 31%)  Avocado