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#175490

#175490 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175490 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.03% cyan, 41.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 209.75°, with 72.46% saturation and 32.75% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0854

Complementary

  1. #175490
  2. #905317

Split complementary

  1. #175490
  2. #901718
  3. #909017

Analogous

  1. #179090
  2. #175490
  3. #171890

Triadic

  1. #175490
  2. #901754
  3. #549017

Tetradic

  1. #175490
  2. #531790
  3. #905317
  4. #549017

Square

  1. #175490
  2. #901790
  3. #905317
  4. #189017

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0c2e4e
  3. #175490
  4. #227ad2
  5. #5ba1e5

Shades

#175490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175490
  2. #154c82
  3. #124373
  4. #103b65
  5. #0e3256
  6. #0c2a48
  7. #09223a
  8. #07192b
  9. #05111d
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175490
  2. #2e659b
  3. #4576a6
  4. #5d87b1
  5. #7498bc
  6. #8baac8
  7. #a2bbd3
  8. #b9ccde
  9. #d1dde9
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175490
  2. #22588e
  3. #2c5d8d
  4. #37618b
  5. #41668a
  6. #4c6a88
  7. #566e86
  8. #617385
  9. #6b7783
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #365892 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #224e8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00626b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d5791 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e508f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175490 {
  color: #175490;
}
Background
.bg-175490 {
  background-color: #175490;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175490 {
  border: 2px solid #175490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175490, #171890);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 144 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.33 #e8ab6f Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175490  rgb(23, 84, 144)  hsl(210, 72%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#905317  rgb(144, 83, 23)  hsl(30, 72%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#901754  rgb(144, 23, 84)  hsl(330, 72%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#549017  rgb(84, 144, 23)  hsl(90, 72%, 33%)  Olive Drab