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#175A8A

#175a8a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175a8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.04°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0933

Complementary

  1. #175a8a
  2. #8a4717

Split complementary

  1. #175a8a
  2. #8a1721
  3. #8a8017

Analogous

  1. #178a80
  2. #175a8a
  3. #17218a

Triadic

  1. #175a8a
  2. #8a175a
  3. #5a8a17

Tetradic

  1. #175a8a
  2. #47178a
  3. #8a4717
  4. #5a8a17

Square

  1. #175a8a
  2. #80178a
  3. #8a4717
  4. #218a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0c2f48
  3. #175a8a
  4. #2285cc
  5. #57a9e3

Shades

#175a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175a8a
  2. #15517c
  3. #12486e
  4. #103f61
  5. #0e3653
  6. #0c2d45
  7. #092437
  8. #071b29
  9. #05121c
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175a8a
  2. #2e6b96
  3. #457ba1
  4. #5d8cad
  5. #749cb9
  6. #8badc5
  7. #a2bdd0
  8. #b9cedc
  9. #d1dee8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175a8a
  2. #225e89
  3. #2c6288
  4. #376587
  5. #416986
  6. #4c6d85
  7. #567184
  8. #617583
  9. #6b7882
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45586f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #335189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00666b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a5589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175a8a {
  color: #175a8a;
}
Background
.bg-175a8a {
  background-color: #175a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175a8a {
  border: 2px solid #175a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175a8a, #17218a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 138 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.08 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.59 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.70 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.54 #e8a575 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175a8a  rgb(23, 90, 138)  hsl(205, 71%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a4717  rgb(138, 71, 23)  hsl(25, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8a175a  rgb(138, 23, 90)  hsl(325, 71%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#5a8a17  rgb(90, 138, 23)  hsl(85, 71%, 32%)  Avocado