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#175684

#175684 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175684 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.58% cyan, 34.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 205.32°, with 70.32% saturation and 30.39% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.085

Complementary

  1. #175684
  2. #844517

Split complementary

  1. #175684
  2. #841720
  3. #847b17

Analogous

  1. #17847b
  2. #175684
  3. #172084

Triadic

  1. #175684
  2. #841756
  3. #568417

Tetradic

  1. #175684
  2. #451784
  3. #844517
  4. #568417

Square

  1. #175684
  2. #7b1784
  3. #844517
  4. #208417

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2c43
  3. #175684
  4. #2280c5
  5. #53a5e1

Shades

#175684 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175684
  2. #154d77
  3. #12456a
  4. #103c5c
  5. #0e344f
  6. #0c2b42
  7. #092235
  8. #071a28
  9. #05111a
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175684 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175684
  2. #2e6790
  3. #45789d
  4. #5d89a9
  5. #749ab5
  6. #8babc2
  7. #a2bbce
  8. #b9ccda
  9. #d1dde6
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175684 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175684
  2. #225a84
  3. #2c5e83
  4. #376383
  5. #416782
  6. #4c6b82
  7. #566f82
  8. #617381
  9. #6b7881
  10. #767c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42546a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #405886 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #314e83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #345785 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #295183 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175684 {
  color: #175684;
}
Background
.bg-175684 {
  background-color: #175684;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175684 {
  border: 2px solid #175684;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175684;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175684 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175684, #172084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175684 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 132 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.79 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.53 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.53 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.04 #e8a97b Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175684  rgb(23, 86, 132)  hsl(205, 70%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#844517  rgb(132, 69, 23)  hsl(25, 70%, 30%)  Russet
#841756  rgb(132, 23, 86)  hsl(325, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#568417  rgb(86, 132, 23)  hsl(85, 70%, 30%)  Avocado