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#175690

#175690 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175690 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.03% cyan, 40.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 208.76°, 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0885

Complementary

  1. #175690
  2. #905117

Split complementary

  1. #175690
  2. #90171a
  3. #908e17

Analogous

  1. #17908e
  2. #175690
  3. #171a90

Triadic

  1. #175690
  2. #901756
  3. #569017

Tetradic

  1. #175690
  2. #511790
  3. #905117
  4. #569017

Square

  1. #175690
  2. #8e1790
  3. #905117
  4. #1a9017

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #0c2f4e
  3. #175690
  4. #227dd2
  5. #5ba3e5

Shades

#175690 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175690
  2. #154d82
  3. #124573
  4. #103c65
  5. #0e3456
  6. #0c2b48
  7. #09223a
  8. #071a2b
  9. #05111d
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175690 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175690
  2. #2e679b
  3. #4578a6
  4. #5d89b1
  5. #749abc
  6. #8babc8
  7. #a2bbd3
  8. #b9ccde
  9. #d1dde9
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175690 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175690
  2. #225a8e
  3. #2c5e8d
  4. #37638b
  5. #41678a
  6. #4c6b88
  7. #566f86
  8. #617385
  9. #6b7883
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5a92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #264f8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00646c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f5891 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #21528f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175690 {
  color: #175690;
}
Background
.bg-175690 {
  background-color: #175690;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175690 {
  border: 2px solid #175690;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175690;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175690 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175690, #171a90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175690 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 144 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.02 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.09 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.80 #e8a96f Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175690  rgb(23, 86, 144)  hsl(209, 72%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#905117  rgb(144, 81, 23)  hsl(29, 72%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#901756  rgb(144, 23, 86)  hsl(329, 72%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#569017  rgb(86, 144, 23)  hsl(89, 72%, 33%)  Olive Drab