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#175B7A

#175b7a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b7a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.15% cyan, 25.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 198.79°, with 68.28% saturation and 28.43% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #175b7a
  2. #7a3617

Split complementary

  1. #175b7a
  2. #7a1729
  3. #7a6817

Analogous

  1. #177a68
  2. #175b7a
  3. #17297a

Triadic

  1. #175b7a
  2. #7a175b
  3. #5b7a17

Tetradic

  1. #175b7a
  2. #36177a
  3. #7a3617
  4. #5b7a17

Square

  1. #175b7a
  2. #68177a
  3. #7a3617
  4. #297a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030d11
  2. #0b2b3a
  3. #175b7a
  4. #238bba
  5. #4db0dd

Shades

#175b7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b7a
  2. #15526e
  3. #124962
  4. #104055
  5. #0e3749
  6. #0c2e3d
  7. #092431
  8. #071b25
  9. #051218
  10. #02090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b7a
  2. #2e6b87
  3. #457c95
  4. #5d8ca2
  5. #749daf
  6. #8badbd
  7. #a2bdca
  8. #b9ced7
  9. #d1dee4
  10. #e8eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b7a
  2. #225f7b
  3. #2c627b
  4. #37667c
  5. #416a7c
  6. #4c6e7d
  7. #56717e
  8. #61757e
  9. #6b797f
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5a7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e517a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5a7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33557a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00606e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b7a {
  color: #175b7a;
}
Background
.bg-175b7a {
  background-color: #175b7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b7a {
  border: 2px solid #175b7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 68% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b7a, #17297a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 122 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.54 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.61 #e8a485 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175b7a  rgb(23, 91, 122)  hsl(199, 68%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#7a3617  rgb(122, 54, 23)  hsl(19, 68%, 28%)  Kobe
#7a175b  rgb(122, 23, 91)  hsl(319, 68%, 28%)  Byzantium
#5b7a17  rgb(91, 122, 23)  hsl(79, 68%, 28%)  Avocado