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#175694

#175694 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175694 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.46% cyan, 41.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 209.76°, with 73.1% saturation and 33.53% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0898

Complementary

  1. #175694
  2. #945517

Split complementary

  1. #175694
  2. #941717
  3. #949417

Analogous

  1. #179494
  2. #175694
  3. #171794

Triadic

  1. #175694
  2. #941756
  3. #569417

Tetradic

  1. #175694
  2. #551794
  3. #945517
  4. #569417

Square

  1. #175694
  2. #941794
  3. #945517
  4. #179417

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d3052
  3. #175694
  4. #217cd6
  5. #5ea3e6

Shades

#175694 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175694
  2. #154d85
  3. #124576
  4. #103c68
  5. #0e3459
  6. #0c2b4a
  7. #09223b
  8. #071a2c
  9. #05111e
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175694 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175694
  2. #2e679f
  3. #4578a9
  4. #5d89b4
  5. #749abf
  6. #8babca
  7. #a2bbd4
  8. #b9ccdf
  9. #d1ddea
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175694 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175694
  2. #225a92
  3. #2c5e90
  4. #37638e
  5. #41678c
  6. #4c6b8a
  7. #566f88
  8. #617386
  9. #6b7884
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445573 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375b96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #224f93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00656d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d5995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e5293 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175694 {
  color: #175694;
}
Background
.bg-175694 {
  background-color: #175694;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175694 {
  border: 2px solid #175694;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175694;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 73% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175694 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175694, #171794);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175694 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 148 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.73 #e8a96b Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175694  rgb(23, 86, 148)  hsl(210, 73%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#945517  rgb(148, 85, 23)  hsl(30, 73%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#941756  rgb(148, 23, 86)  hsl(330, 73%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#569417  rgb(86, 148, 23)  hsl(90, 73%, 34%)  Olive Drab