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#175AD0

#175ad0 ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ad0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.94% cyan, 56.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 218.27°, with 80.09% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #175ad0
  2. #d08d17

Split complementary

  1. #175ad0
  2. #d03017
  3. #b6d017

Analogous

  1. #17b6d0
  2. #175ad0
  3. #3017d0

Triadic

  1. #175ad0
  2. #d0175a
  3. #5ad017

Tetradic

  1. #175ad0
  2. #8d17d0
  3. #d08d17
  4. #5ad017

Square

  1. #175ad0
  2. #d017b6
  3. #d08d17
  4. #17d030

Monochromatic

  1. #081e46
  2. #0f3c8b
  3. #175ad0
  4. #4983eb
  5. #8eb2f2

Shades

#175ad0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ad0
  2. #1551bb
  3. #1248a6
  4. #103f92
  5. #0e367d
  6. #0c2d68
  7. #092453
  8. #071b3e
  9. #05122a
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ad0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ad0
  2. #2e6bd5
  3. #457bd9
  4. #5d8cde
  5. #749ce3
  6. #8bade8
  7. #a2bdec
  8. #b9cef1
  9. #d1def6
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ad0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ad0
  2. #225ec8
  3. #2c62c0
  4. #3765b8
  5. #4169b0
  6. #4c6da8
  7. #5671a0
  8. #617598
  9. #6b7890
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ad0 {
  color: #175ad0;
}
Background
.bg-175ad0 {
  background-color: #175ad0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ad0 {
  border: 2px solid #175ad0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ad0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ad0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ad0, #3017d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ad0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 208 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.21 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.91 #e8a52f Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#175ad0  rgb(23, 90, 208)  hsl(218, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire
#d08d17  rgb(208, 141, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 45%)  Gamboge
#d0175a  rgb(208, 23, 90)  hsl(338, 80%, 45%)  Ruby
#5ad017  rgb(90, 208, 23)  hsl(98, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green