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#175693

#175693 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175693 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.35% cyan, 41.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 209.52°, with 72.94% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0894

Complementary

  1. #175693
  2. #935417

Split complementary

  1. #175693
  2. #931718
  3. #939217

Analogous

  1. #179392
  2. #175693
  3. #171893

Triadic

  1. #175693
  2. #931756
  3. #569317

Tetradic

  1. #175693
  2. #541793
  3. #935417
  4. #569317

Square

  1. #175693
  2. #921793
  3. #935417
  4. #189317

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d2f51
  3. #175693
  4. #217dd5
  5. #5da3e6

Shades

#175693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175693
  2. #154d84
  3. #124576
  4. #103c67
  5. #0e3458
  6. #0c2b4a
  7. #09223b
  8. #071a2c
  9. #05111d
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175693
  2. #2e679e
  3. #4578a9
  4. #5d89b3
  5. #749abe
  6. #8babc9
  7. #a2bbd4
  8. #b9ccdf
  9. #d1dde9
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175693
  2. #225a91
  3. #2c5e8f
  4. #37638d
  5. #41678b
  6. #4c6b8a
  7. #566f88
  8. #617386
  9. #6b7884
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445573 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385a95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #234f92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00656d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e5994 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f5292 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175693 {
  color: #175693;
}
Background
.bg-175693 {
  background-color: #175693;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175693 {
  border: 2px solid #175693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175693, #171893);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 147 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.75 #e8a96c Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175693  rgb(23, 86, 147)  hsl(210, 73%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#935417  rgb(147, 84, 23)  hsl(30, 73%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#931756  rgb(147, 23, 86)  hsl(330, 73%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#569317  rgb(86, 147, 23)  hsl(90, 73%, 33%)  Olive Drab