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#175ABE

#175abe ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175abe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 215.93°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #175abe
  2. #be7b17

Split complementary

  1. #175abe
  2. #be2817
  3. #adbe17

Analogous

  1. #17adbe
  2. #175abe
  3. #2817be

Triadic

  1. #175abe
  2. #be175a
  3. #5abe17

Tetradic

  1. #175abe
  2. #7b17be
  3. #be7b17
  4. #5abe17

Square

  1. #175abe
  2. #be17ad
  3. #be7b17
  4. #17be28

Monochromatic

  1. #061935
  2. #0f3a7a
  3. #175abe
  4. #3a80e7
  5. #7facef

Shades

#175abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175abe
  2. #1551ab
  3. #124898
  4. #103f85
  5. #0e3672
  6. #0c2d5f
  7. #09244c
  8. #071b39
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175abe
  2. #2e6bc5
  3. #457bcb
  4. #5d8cd2
  5. #749cd8
  6. #8baddf
  7. #a2bde5
  8. #b9ceec
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175abe
  2. #225eb8
  3. #2c62b2
  4. #3765ab
  5. #4169a5
  6. #4c6d9f
  7. #567199
  8. #617593
  9. #6b788c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b66c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1161c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175abe {
  color: #175abe;
}
Background
.bg-175abe {
  background-color: #175abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175abe {
  border: 2px solid #175abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175abe, #2817be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 190 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.08 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #e8a541 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175abe  rgb(23, 90, 190)  hsl(216, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#be7b17  rgb(190, 123, 23)  hsl(36, 78%, 42%)  Bronze
#be175a  rgb(190, 23, 90)  hsl(336, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5abe17  rgb(90, 190, 23)  hsl(96, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green