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#175491

#175491 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175491 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.14% cyan, 42.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 72.62% saturation and 32.94% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0857

Complementary

  1. #175491
  2. #915417

Split complementary

  1. #175491
  2. #911717
  3. #919117

Analogous

  1. #179191
  2. #175491
  3. #171791

Triadic

  1. #175491
  2. #911754
  3. #549117

Tetradic

  1. #175491
  2. #541791
  3. #915417
  4. #549117

Square

  1. #175491
  2. #911791
  3. #915417
  4. #179117

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d2e4f
  3. #175491
  4. #217ad3
  5. #5ca0e5

Shades

#175491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175491
  2. #154c83
  3. #124374
  4. #103b66
  5. #0e3257
  6. #0c2a49
  7. #09223a
  8. #07192c
  9. #05111d
  10. #02080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175491
  2. #2e659c
  3. #4576a7
  4. #5d87b2
  5. #7498bd
  6. #8baac8
  7. #a2bbd3
  8. #b9ccde
  9. #d1dde9
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175491
  2. #22588f
  3. #2c5d8e
  4. #37618c
  5. #41668a
  6. #4c6a89
  7. #566e87
  8. #617385
  9. #6b7783
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425371 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #365993 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #214e90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c5792 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d5090 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175491 {
  color: #175491;
}
Background
.bg-175491 {
  background-color: #175491;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175491 {
  border: 2px solid #175491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175491, #171791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 145 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.31 #e8ab6e Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175491  rgb(23, 84, 145)  hsl(210, 73%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#915417  rgb(145, 84, 23)  hsl(30, 73%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#911754  rgb(145, 23, 84)  hsl(330, 73%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#549117  rgb(84, 145, 23)  hsl(90, 73%, 33%)  Olive Drab