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#175B90

#175b90 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b90 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.03% cyan, 36.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 206.28°, with 72.46% saturation and 32.75% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #175b90
  2. #904c17

Split complementary

  1. #175b90
  2. #90171f
  3. #908917

Analogous

  1. #179089
  2. #175b90
  3. #171f90

Triadic

  1. #175b90
  2. #90175b
  3. #5b9017

Tetradic

  1. #175b90
  2. #4c1790
  3. #904c17
  4. #5b9017

Square

  1. #175b90
  2. #891790
  3. #904c17
  4. #1f9017

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #0c314e
  3. #175b90
  4. #2285d2
  5. #5ba9e5

Shades

#175b90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b90
  2. #155282
  3. #124973
  4. #104065
  5. #0e3756
  6. #0c2e48
  7. #09243a
  8. #071b2b
  9. #05121d
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b90
  2. #2e6b9b
  3. #457ca6
  4. #5d8cb1
  5. #749dbc
  6. #8badc8
  7. #a2bdd3
  8. #b9cede
  9. #d1dee9
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b90
  2. #225f8e
  3. #2c628d
  4. #37668b
  5. #416a8a
  6. #4c6e88
  7. #567186
  8. #617585
  9. #6b7983
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465972 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425e92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30538f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #355d91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #28568f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00637d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b90 {
  color: #175b90;
}
Background
.bg-175b90 {
  background-color: #175b90;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b90 {
  border: 2px solid #175b90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b90, #171f90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 144 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.81 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.60 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.63 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.05 #e8a46f Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175b90  rgb(23, 91, 144)  hsl(206, 72%, 33%)  Lapis Lazuli
#904c17  rgb(144, 76, 23)  hsl(26, 72%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#90175b  rgb(144, 23, 91)  hsl(326, 72%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5b9017  rgb(91, 144, 23)  hsl(86, 72%, 33%)  Olive Drab