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#175B73

#175b73 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b73 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 20.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 195.65°, with 66.67% saturation and 27.06% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.089

Complementary

  1. #175b73
  2. #732f17

Split complementary

  1. #175b73
  2. #73172d
  3. #735d17

Analogous

  1. #17735d
  2. #175b73
  3. #172d73

Triadic

  1. #175b73
  2. #73175b
  3. #5b7317

Tetradic

  1. #175b73
  2. #2f1773
  3. #732f17
  4. #5b7317

Square

  1. #175b73
  2. #5d1773
  3. #732f17
  4. #2d7317

Monochromatic

  1. #030d11
  2. #0a2933
  3. #175b73
  4. #248db3
  5. #49b4db

Shades

#175b73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b73
  2. #155268
  3. #12495c
  4. #104051
  5. #0e3745
  6. #0c2e3a
  7. #09242e
  8. #071b23
  9. #051217
  10. #02090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b73
  2. #2e6b81
  3. #457c8f
  4. #5d8c9d
  5. #749dab
  6. #8badb9
  7. #a2bdc7
  8. #b9ced5
  9. #d1dee3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b73
  2. #225f74
  3. #2c6276
  4. #376677
  5. #416a78
  6. #4c6e7a
  7. #56717b
  8. #61757c
  9. #6b797d
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e5974 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5a74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #355573 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b73 {
  color: #175b73;
}
Background
.bg-175b73 {
  background-color: #175b73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b73 {
  border: 2px solid #175b73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b73, #172d73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 115 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.35 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.79 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.94 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.08 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.08 #e8a48c Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175b73  rgb(23, 91, 115)  hsl(196, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#732f17  rgb(115, 47, 23)  hsl(16, 67%, 27%)  Kobe
#73175b  rgb(115, 23, 91)  hsl(316, 67%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5b7317  rgb(91, 115, 23)  hsl(76, 67%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green