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#175AAE

#175aae ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.78% cyan, 48.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 213.38°, with 76.65% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #175aae
  2. #ae6b17

Split complementary

  1. #175aae
  2. #ae2017
  3. #a6ae17

Analogous

  1. #17a6ae
  2. #175aae
  3. #2017ae

Triadic

  1. #175aae
  2. #ae175a
  3. #5aae17

Tetradic

  1. #175aae
  2. #6b17ae
  3. #ae6b17
  4. #5aae17

Square

  1. #175aae
  2. #ae17a6
  3. #ae6b17
  4. #17ae20

Monochromatic

  1. #051427
  2. #0e376a
  3. #175aae
  4. #2e7fe3
  5. #72a8ec

Shades

#175aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aae
  2. #15519d
  3. #12488b
  4. #103f7a
  5. #0e3668
  6. #0c2d57
  7. #092446
  8. #071b34
  9. #051223
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aae
  2. #2e6bb6
  3. #457bbe
  4. #5d8cc6
  5. #749cce
  6. #8badd7
  7. #a2bddf
  8. #b9cee7
  9. #d1deef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aae
  2. #225ea9
  3. #2c62a5
  4. #3765a0
  5. #41699c
  6. #4c6d97
  7. #567192
  8. #61758e
  9. #6b7889
  10. #767c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2962b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #235fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0157ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aae {
  color: #175aae;
}
Background
.bg-175aae {
  background-color: #175aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aae {
  border: 2px solid #175aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aae, #2017ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 174 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.58 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.66 #e8a551 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Denim
#175aae  rgb(23, 90, 174)  hsl(213, 77%, 39%)  Denim
#ae6b17  rgb(174, 107, 23)  hsl(33, 77%, 39%)  Ginger
#ae175a  rgb(174, 23, 90)  hsl(333, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aae17  rgb(90, 174, 23)  hsl(93, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green