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#175ADE

#175ade ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ade 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.64% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 219.8°, with 81.22% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #175ade
  2. #de9b17

Split complementary

  1. #175ade
  2. #de3817
  3. #bdde17

Analogous

  1. #17bdde
  2. #175ade
  3. #3817de

Triadic

  1. #175ade
  2. #de175a
  3. #5ade17

Tetradic

  1. #175ade
  2. #9b17de
  3. #de9b17
  4. #5ade17

Square

  1. #175ade
  2. #de17bd
  3. #de9b17
  4. #17de38

Monochromatic

  1. #092253
  2. #103e99
  3. #175ade
  4. #5488ed
  5. #9ab8f4

Shades

#175ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ade
  2. #1551c8
  3. #1248b2
  4. #103f9b
  5. #0e3685
  6. #0c2d6f
  7. #092459
  8. #071b43
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ade
  2. #2e6be1
  3. #457be5
  4. #5d8ce8
  5. #749ceb
  6. #8badef
  7. #a2bdf2
  8. #b9cef5
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ade
  2. #225ed5
  3. #2c62cb
  4. #3765c2
  5. #4169b8
  6. #4c6daf
  7. #5671a6
  8. #61759c
  9. #6b7893
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5060a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ade {
  color: #175ade;
}
Background
.bg-175ade {
  background-color: #175ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ade {
  border: 2px solid #175ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ade, #3817de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 222 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.50 #e8a521 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#175ade  rgb(23, 90, 222)  hsl(220, 81%, 48%)  Sapphire
#de9b17  rgb(222, 155, 23)  hsl(40, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#de175a  rgb(222, 23, 90)  hsl(340, 81%, 48%)  Raspberry
#5ade17  rgb(90, 222, 23)  hsl(100, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green