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#175ADB

#175adb ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175adb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.5% cyan, 58.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 219.49°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #175adb
  2. #db9817

Split complementary

  1. #175adb
  2. #db3617
  3. #bcdb17

Analogous

  1. #17bcdb
  2. #175adb
  3. #3617db

Triadic

  1. #175adb
  2. #db175a
  3. #5adb17

Tetradic

  1. #175adb
  2. #9817db
  3. #db9817
  4. #5adb17

Square

  1. #175adb
  2. #db17bc
  3. #db9817
  4. #17db36

Monochromatic

  1. #082151
  2. #103e96
  3. #175adb
  4. #5287ed
  5. #97b7f4

Shades

#175adb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175adb
  2. #1551c5
  3. #1248af
  4. #103f99
  5. #0e3683
  6. #0c2d6e
  7. #092458
  8. #071b42
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175adb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175adb
  2. #2e6bdf
  3. #457be2
  4. #5d8ce6
  5. #749ce9
  6. #8baded
  7. #a2bdf1
  8. #b9cef4
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175adb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175adb
  2. #225ed2
  3. #2c62c9
  4. #3765c0
  5. #4169b7
  6. #4c6dae
  7. #5671a4
  8. #61759b
  9. #6b7892
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f60a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175adb {
  color: #175adb;
}
Background
.bg-175adb {
  background-color: #175adb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175adb {
  border: 2px solid #175adb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175adb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175adb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175adb, #3617db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175adb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 219 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.45 #e8a524 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#175adb  rgb(23, 90, 219)  hsl(219, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#db9817  rgb(219, 152, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#db175a  rgb(219, 23, 90)  hsl(339, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5adb17  rgb(90, 219, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green