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#175ABA

#175aba ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.63% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 215.34°, with 77.99% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #175aba
  2. #ba7717

Split complementary

  1. #175aba
  2. #ba2617
  3. #abba17

Analogous

  1. #17abba
  2. #175aba
  3. #2617ba

Triadic

  1. #175aba
  2. #ba175a
  3. #5aba17

Tetradic

  1. #175aba
  2. #7717ba
  3. #ba7717
  4. #5aba17

Square

  1. #175aba
  2. #ba17ab
  3. #ba7717
  4. #17ba26

Monochromatic

  1. #061832
  2. #0f3976
  3. #175aba
  4. #377fe6
  5. #7babef

Shades

#175aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aba
  2. #1551a7
  3. #124895
  4. #103f82
  5. #0e3670
  6. #0c2d5d
  7. #09244a
  8. #071b38
  9. #051225
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aba
  2. #2e6bc1
  3. #457bc8
  4. #5d8ccf
  5. #749cd6
  6. #8baddd
  7. #a2bde3
  8. #b9ceea
  9. #d1def1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aba
  2. #225eb4
  3. #2c62ae
  4. #3765a9
  5. #4169a3
  6. #4c6d9d
  7. #567197
  8. #617591
  9. #6b788c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1765bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1761bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aba {
  color: #175aba;
}
Background
.bg-175aba {
  background-color: #175aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aba {
  border: 2px solid #175aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aba, #2617ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.95 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.31 #e8a545 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Denim
#175aba  rgb(23, 90, 186)  hsl(215, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#ba7717  rgb(186, 119, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 41%)  Copper
#ba175a  rgb(186, 23, 90)  hsl(335, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5aba17  rgb(90, 186, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green