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#175AA2

#175aa2 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aa2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.8% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 211.08°, with 75.14% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #175aa2
  2. #a25f17

Split complementary

  1. #175aa2
  2. #a21917
  3. #9fa217

Analogous

  1. #179fa2
  2. #175aa2
  3. #1917a2

Triadic

  1. #175aa2
  2. #a2175a
  3. #5aa217

Tetradic

  1. #175aa2
  2. #5f17a2
  3. #a25f17
  4. #5aa217

Square

  1. #175aa2
  2. #a2179f
  3. #a25f17
  4. #17a219

Monochromatic

  1. #04101c
  2. #0d355f
  3. #175aa2
  4. #257fe0
  5. #68a7ea

Shades

#175aa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aa2
  2. #155192
  3. #124882
  4. #103f71
  5. #0e3661
  6. #0c2d51
  7. #092441
  8. #071b31
  9. #051220
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aa2
  2. #2e6bab
  3. #457bb5
  4. #5d8cbe
  5. #749cc7
  6. #8badd1
  7. #a2bdda
  8. #b9cee3
  9. #d1deec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aa2
  2. #225e9f
  3. #2c629b
  4. #376598
  5. #416994
  6. #4c6d91
  7. #56718e
  8. #61758a
  9. #6b7887
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3460a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1754a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b5ea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1756a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00658a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aa2 {
  color: #175aa2;
}
Background
.bg-175aa2 {
  background-color: #175aa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aa2 {
  border: 2px solid #175aa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aa2, #1917a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 162 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.58 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.97 #e8a55d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175aa2  rgb(23, 90, 162)  hsl(211, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a25f17  rgb(162, 95, 23)  hsl(31, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a2175a  rgb(162, 23, 90)  hsl(331, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aa217  rgb(90, 162, 23)  hsl(91, 75%, 36%)  Kelly Green