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#175B8A

#175b8a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 34.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 204.52°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.095

Complementary

  1. #175b8a
  2. #8a4617

Split complementary

  1. #175b8a
  2. #8a1722
  3. #8a8017

Analogous

  1. #178a80
  2. #175b8a
  3. #17228a

Triadic

  1. #175b8a
  2. #8a175b
  3. #5b8a17

Tetradic

  1. #175b8a
  2. #46178a
  3. #8a4617
  4. #5b8a17

Square

  1. #175b8a
  2. #80178a
  3. #8a4617
  4. #228a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0c3048
  3. #175b8a
  4. #2286cc
  5. #57aae3

Shades

#175b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b8a
  2. #15527c
  3. #12496e
  4. #104061
  5. #0e3753
  6. #0c2e45
  7. #092437
  8. #071b29
  9. #05121c
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b8a
  2. #2e6b96
  3. #457ca1
  4. #5d8cad
  5. #749db9
  6. #8badc5
  7. #a2bdd0
  8. #b9cedc
  9. #d1dee8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b8a
  2. #225f89
  3. #2c6288
  4. #376687
  5. #416a86
  6. #4c6e85
  7. #567184
  8. #617583
  9. #6b7982
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46596f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455d8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355289 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00666c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b8a {
  color: #175b8a;
}
Background
.bg-175b8a {
  background-color: #175b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b8a {
  border: 2px solid #175b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b8a, #17228a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 138 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.69 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.82 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.90 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.76 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.80 #e8a475 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175b8a  rgb(23, 91, 138)  hsl(205, 71%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a4617  rgb(138, 70, 23)  hsl(25, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8a175b  rgb(138, 23, 91)  hsl(325, 71%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#5b8a17  rgb(91, 138, 23)  hsl(85, 71%, 32%)  Avocado