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#175686

#175686 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175686 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.84% cyan, 35.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 205.95°, 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0856

Complementary

  1. #175686
  2. #864717

Split complementary

  1. #175686
  2. #86171e
  3. #867e17

Analogous

  1. #17867e
  2. #175686
  3. #171e86

Triadic

  1. #175686
  2. #861756
  3. #568617

Tetradic

  1. #175686
  2. #471786
  3. #864717
  4. #568617

Square

  1. #175686
  2. #7e1786
  3. #864717
  4. #1e8617

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2c45
  3. #175686
  4. #2280c7
  5. #54a5e2

Shades

#175686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175686
  2. #154d79
  3. #12456b
  4. #103c5e
  5. #0e3450
  6. #0c2b43
  7. #092236
  8. #071a28
  9. #05111b
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175686
  2. #2e6792
  3. #45789e
  4. #5d89aa
  5. #749ab6
  6. #8babc3
  7. #a2bbcf
  8. #b9ccdb
  9. #d1dde7
  10. #e8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175686
  2. #225a85
  3. #2c5e85
  4. #376384
  5. #416784
  6. #4c6b83
  7. #566f82
  8. #617382
  9. #6b7881
  10. #767c81
  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 #42546b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5888 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4e85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006267 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #285185 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175686 {
  color: #175686;
}
Background
.bg-175686 {
  background-color: #175686;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175686 {
  border: 2px solid #175686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175686, #171e86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.83 #e8a979 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175686  rgb(23, 86, 134)  hsl(206, 71%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#864717  rgb(134, 71, 23)  hsl(26, 71%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#861756  rgb(134, 23, 86)  hsl(326, 71%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#568617  rgb(86, 134, 23)  hsl(86, 71%, 31%)  Avocado