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#175AEE

#175aee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175aee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.34% cyan, 62.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.3°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #175aee
  2. #eeab17

Split complementary

  1. #175aee
  2. #ee4017
  3. #c6ee17

Analogous

  1. #17c6ee
  2. #175aee
  3. #4017ee

Triadic

  1. #175aee
  2. #ee175a
  3. #5aee17

Tetradic

  1. #175aee
  2. #ab17ee
  3. #eeab17
  4. #5aee17

Square

  1. #175aee
  2. #ee17c6
  3. #eeab17
  4. #17ee40

Monochromatic

  1. #072465
  2. #0d3eac
  3. #175aee
  4. #5e8df3
  5. #a6bff8

Shades

#175aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aee
  2. #1551d6
  3. #1248be
  4. #103fa7
  5. #0e368f
  6. #0c2d77
  7. #09245f
  8. #071b47
  9. #051230
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aee
  2. #2e6bf0
  3. #457bf1
  4. #5d8cf3
  5. #749cf5
  6. #8badf7
  7. #a2bdf8
  8. #b9cefa
  9. #d1defc
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aee
  2. #225ee3
  3. #2c62d8
  4. #3765cd
  5. #4169c2
  6. #4c6db7
  7. #5671ac
  8. #6175a1
  9. #6b7896
  10. #767c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aee {
  color: #175aee;
}
Background
.bg-175aee {
  background-color: #175aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aee {
  border: 2px solid #175aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aee, #4017ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.80 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.82 #e8a511 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175aee  rgb(23, 90, 238)  hsl(221, 86%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eeab17  rgb(238, 171, 23)  hsl(41, 86%, 51%)  Marigold
#ee175a  rgb(238, 23, 90)  hsl(341, 86%, 51%)  Amaranth
#5aee17  rgb(90, 238, 23)  hsl(101, 86%, 51%)  Harlequin