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#175AA0

#175aa0 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aa0 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 43.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 210.66°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #175aa0
  2. #a05d17

Split complementary

  1. #175aa0
  2. #a01917
  3. #9ea017

Analogous

  1. #179ea0
  2. #175aa0
  3. #1917a0

Triadic

  1. #175aa0
  2. #a0175a
  3. #5aa017

Tetradic

  1. #175aa0
  2. #5d17a0
  3. #a05d17
  4. #5aa017

Square

  1. #175aa0
  2. #a0179e
  3. #a05d17
  4. #17a019

Monochromatic

  1. #040f1a
  2. #0d345d
  3. #175aa0
  4. #2480e0
  5. #67a7e9

Shades

#175aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aa0
  2. #155190
  3. #124880
  4. #103f70
  5. #0e3660
  6. #0c2d50
  7. #092440
  8. #071b30
  9. #051220
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aa0
  2. #2e6baa
  3. #457bb3
  4. #5d8cbd
  5. #749cc6
  6. #8badd0
  7. #a2bdd9
  8. #b9cee3
  9. #d1deec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aa0
  2. #225e9d
  3. #2c629a
  4. #376596
  5. #416993
  6. #4c6d90
  7. #56718d
  8. #61758a
  9. #6b7886
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3660a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b549f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c5da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a569f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aa0 {
  color: #175aa0;
}
Background
.bg-175aa0 {
  background-color: #175aa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #175aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aa0, #1917a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 160 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.52 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.09 #e8a55f Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175aa0  rgb(23, 90, 160)  hsl(211, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a05d17  rgb(160, 93, 23)  hsl(31, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a0175a  rgb(160, 23, 90)  hsl(331, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aa017  rgb(90, 160, 23)  hsl(91, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab