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#175B9A

#175b9a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175b9a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.06% cyan, 40.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.85°, with 74.01% saturation and 34.71% 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 7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #175b9a
  2. #9a5617

Split complementary

  1. #175b9a
  2. #9a171a
  3. #9a9817

Analogous

  1. #179a98
  2. #175b9a
  3. #171a9a

Triadic

  1. #175b9a
  2. #9a175b
  3. #5b9a17

Tetradic

  1. #175b9a
  2. #56179a
  3. #9a5617
  4. #5b9a17

Square

  1. #175b9a
  2. #98179a
  3. #9a5617
  4. #1a9a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c15
  2. #0d3457
  3. #175b9a
  4. #2182dd
  5. #62a8e8

Shades

#175b9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b9a
  2. #15528b
  3. #12497b
  4. #10406c
  5. #0e375c
  6. #0c2e4d
  7. #09243e
  8. #071b2e
  9. #05121f
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b9a
  2. #2e6ba4
  3. #457cae
  4. #5d8cb8
  5. #749dc2
  6. #8badcd
  7. #a2bdd7
  8. #b9cee1
  9. #d1deeb
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b9a
  2. #225f97
  3. #2c6295
  4. #376692
  5. #416a90
  6. #4c6e8d
  7. #56718a
  8. #617588
  9. #6b7985
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5f9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #265499 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #315e9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #215799 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b9a {
  color: #175b9a;
}
Background
.bg-175b9a {
  background-color: #175b9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b9a {
  border: 2px solid #175b9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b9a, #171a9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 154 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.82 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.39 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.83 #e8a465 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175b9a  rgb(23, 91, 154)  hsl(209, 74%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#9a5617  rgb(154, 86, 23)  hsl(29, 74%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9a175b  rgb(154, 23, 91)  hsl(329, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5b9a17  rgb(91, 154, 23)  hsl(89, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab