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#175AAF

#175aaf ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.86% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 213.55°, with 76.77% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1059

Complementary

  1. #175aaf
  2. #af6c17

Split complementary

  1. #175aaf
  2. #af2017
  3. #a6af17

Analogous

  1. #17a6af
  2. #175aaf
  3. #2017af

Triadic

  1. #175aaf
  2. #af175a
  3. #5aaf17

Tetradic

  1. #175aaf
  2. #6c17af
  3. #af6c17
  4. #5aaf17

Square

  1. #175aaf
  2. #af17a6
  3. #af6c17
  4. #17af20

Monochromatic

  1. #051428
  2. #0e376b
  3. #175aaf
  4. #2f7fe4
  5. #72a8ed

Shades

#175aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aaf
  2. #15519e
  3. #12488c
  4. #103f7b
  5. #0e3669
  6. #0c2d58
  7. #092446
  8. #071b35
  9. #051223
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aaf
  2. #2e6bb7
  3. #457bbf
  4. #5d8cc7
  5. #749ccf
  6. #8badd7
  7. #a2bddf
  8. #b9cee7
  9. #d1deef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aaf
  2. #225eaa
  3. #2c62a6
  4. #3765a1
  5. #41699c
  6. #4c6d98
  7. #567193
  8. #61758e
  9. #6b7889
  10. #767c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2863b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #225fb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aaf {
  color: #175aaf;
}
Background
.bg-175aaf {
  background-color: #175aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aaf {
  border: 2px solid #175aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aaf, #2017af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 175 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.45 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #e8a550 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Denim
#175aaf  rgb(23, 90, 175)  hsl(214, 77%, 39%)  Denim
#af6c17  rgb(175, 108, 23)  hsl(34, 77%, 39%)  Ginger
#af175a  rgb(175, 23, 90)  hsl(334, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aaf17  rgb(90, 175, 23)  hsl(94, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green