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#175ADD

#175add ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175add 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.59% cyan, 59.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 219.7°, with 81.15% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.1271

Complementary

  1. #175add
  2. #dd9a17

Split complementary

  1. #175add
  2. #dd3717
  3. #bddd17

Analogous

  1. #17bddd
  2. #175add
  3. #3717dd

Triadic

  1. #175add
  2. #dd175a
  3. #5add17

Tetradic

  1. #175add
  2. #9a17dd
  3. #dd9a17
  4. #5add17

Square

  1. #175add
  2. #dd17bd
  3. #dd9a17
  4. #17dd37

Monochromatic

  1. #092252
  2. #103e98
  3. #175add
  4. #5387ed
  5. #99b8f4

Shades

#175add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175add
  2. #1551c7
  3. #1248b1
  4. #103f9b
  5. #0e3685
  6. #0c2d6f
  7. #092458
  8. #071b42
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175add
  2. #2e6be0
  3. #457be4
  4. #5d8ce7
  5. #749ceb
  6. #8badee
  7. #a2bdf1
  8. #b9cef5
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175add
  2. #225ed4
  3. #2c62ca
  4. #3765c1
  5. #4169b8
  6. #4c6daf
  7. #5671a5
  8. #61759c
  9. #6b7893
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5060a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175add {
  color: #175add;
}
Background
.bg-175add {
  background-color: #175add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175add {
  border: 2px solid #175add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175add, #3717dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 221 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.37 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.55 #e8a522 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#175add  rgb(23, 90, 221)  hsl(220, 81%, 48%)  Sapphire
#dd9a17  rgb(221, 154, 23)  hsl(40, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#dd175a  rgb(221, 23, 90)  hsl(340, 81%, 48%)  Raspberry
#5add17  rgb(90, 221, 23)  hsl(100, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green