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#175BB7

#175bb7 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bb7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.43% cyan, 50.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 214.5°, with 77.67% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #175bb7
  2. #b77317

Split complementary

  1. #175bb7
  2. #b72317
  3. #abb717

Analogous

  1. #17abb7
  2. #175bb7
  3. #2317b7

Triadic

  1. #175bb7
  2. #b7175b
  3. #5bb717

Tetradic

  1. #175bb7
  2. #7317b7
  3. #b77317
  4. #5bb717

Square

  1. #175bb7
  2. #b717ab
  3. #b77317
  4. #17b723

Monochromatic

  1. #06172f
  2. #0e3973
  3. #175bb7
  4. #3580e6
  5. #79abee

Shades

#175bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bb7
  2. #1552a5
  3. #124992
  4. #104080
  5. #0e376e
  6. #0c2e5c
  7. #092449
  8. #071b37
  9. #051225
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bb7
  2. #2e6bbe
  3. #457cc5
  4. #5d8ccd
  5. #749dd4
  6. #8baddb
  7. #a2bde2
  8. #b9cee9
  9. #d1def1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bb7
  2. #225fb2
  3. #2c62ac
  4. #3766a7
  5. #416aa1
  6. #4c6e9c
  7. #567196
  8. #617591
  9. #6b798b
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2065ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d61b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bb7 {
  color: #175bb7;
}
Background
.bg-175bb7 {
  background-color: #175bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #175bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bb7, #2317b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 183 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.02 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #e8a448 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175bb7  rgb(23, 91, 183)  hsl(215, 78%, 40%)  Denim
#b77317  rgb(183, 115, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 40%)  Copper
#b7175b  rgb(183, 23, 91)  hsl(335, 78%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5bb717  rgb(91, 183, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green