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#175682

#175682 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175682 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 33.73% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.31% cyan, 33.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 204.67°, 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #175682
  2. #824317

Split complementary

  1. #175682
  2. #821721
  3. #827817

Analogous

  1. #178278
  2. #175682
  3. #172182

Triadic

  1. #175682
  2. #821756
  3. #568217

Tetradic

  1. #175682
  2. #431782
  3. #824317
  4. #568217

Square

  1. #175682
  2. #781782
  3. #824317
  4. #218217

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2b41
  3. #175682
  4. #2381c3
  5. #52a6e0

Shades

#175682 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175682
  2. #154d75
  3. #124568
  4. #103c5b
  5. #0e344e
  6. #0c2b41
  7. #092234
  8. #071a27
  9. #05111a
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175682 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175682
  2. #2e678f
  3. #45789b
  4. #5d89a8
  5. #749ab4
  6. #8babc1
  7. #a2bbcd
  8. #b9ccda
  9. #d1dde6
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175682 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175682
  2. #225a82
  3. #2c5e82
  4. #376381
  5. #416781
  6. #4c6b81
  7. #566f81
  8. #617381
  9. #6b7880
  10. #767c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415784 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #324e81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006166 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #355783 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a5182 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175682 {
  color: #175682;
}
Background
.bg-175682 {
  background-color: #175682;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175682 {
  border: 2px solid #175682;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175682;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175682 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175682, #172182);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175682 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 130 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.03 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.59 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.26 #e8a97d Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175682  rgb(23, 86, 130)  hsl(205, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#824317  rgb(130, 67, 23)  hsl(25, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#821756  rgb(130, 23, 86)  hsl(325, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#568217  rgb(86, 130, 23)  hsl(85, 70%, 30%)  Avocado