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#175B9B

#175b9b ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175b9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.16% cyan, 41.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 209.09°, with 74.16% saturation and 34.9% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #175b9b
  2. #9b5717

Split complementary

  1. #175b9b
  2. #9b1719
  3. #9b9917

Analogous

  1. #179b99
  2. #175b9b
  3. #17199b

Triadic

  1. #175b9b
  2. #9b175b
  3. #5b9b17

Tetradic

  1. #175b9b
  2. #57179b
  3. #9b5717
  4. #5b9b17

Square

  1. #175b9b
  2. #99179b
  3. #9b5717
  4. #199b17

Monochromatic

  1. #030d16
  2. #0d3458
  3. #175b9b
  4. #2182de
  5. #63a8e8

Shades

#175b9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b9b
  2. #15528c
  3. #12497c
  4. #10406d
  5. #0e375d
  6. #0c2e4e
  7. #09243e
  8. #071b2f
  9. #05121f
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b9b
  2. #2e6ba5
  3. #457caf
  4. #5d8cb9
  5. #749dc3
  6. #8badcd
  7. #a2bdd7
  8. #b9cee1
  9. #d1deeb
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b9b
  2. #225f98
  3. #2c6296
  4. #376693
  5. #416a90
  6. #4c6e8e
  7. #56718b
  8. #617588
  9. #6b7985
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b609e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25549a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #305e9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #20579a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b9b {
  color: #175b9b;
}
Background
.bg-175b9b {
  background-color: #175b9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b9b {
  border: 2px solid #175b9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b9b, #17199b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 155 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.76 #e8a464 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175b9b  rgb(23, 91, 155)  hsl(209, 74%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#9b5717  rgb(155, 87, 23)  hsl(29, 74%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9b175b  rgb(155, 23, 91)  hsl(329, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5b9b17  rgb(91, 155, 23)  hsl(89, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab