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#175BBC

#175bbc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 51.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 215.27°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #175bbc
  2. #bc7817

Split complementary

  1. #175bbc
  2. #bc2517
  3. #adbc17

Analogous

  1. #17adbc
  2. #175bbc
  3. #2517bc

Triadic

  1. #175bbc
  2. #bc175b
  3. #5bbc17

Tetradic

  1. #175bbc
  2. #7817bc
  3. #bc7817
  4. #5bbc17

Square

  1. #175bbc
  2. #bc17ad
  3. #bc7817
  4. #17bc25

Monochromatic

  1. #061934
  2. #0f3a78
  3. #175bbc
  4. #3980e7
  5. #7dacef

Shades

#175bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bbc
  2. #1552a9
  3. #124996
  4. #104084
  5. #0e3771
  6. #0c2e5e
  7. #09244b
  8. #071b38
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bbc
  2. #2e6bc3
  3. #457cc9
  4. #5d8cd0
  5. #749dd7
  6. #8badde
  7. #a2bde4
  8. #b9ceeb
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bbc
  2. #225fb6
  3. #2c62b0
  4. #3766aa
  5. #416aa4
  6. #4c6e9e
  7. #567198
  8. #617592
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1766bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1762be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bbc {
  color: #175bbc;
}
Background
.bg-175bbc {
  background-color: #175bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bbc {
  border: 2px solid #175bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bbc, #2517bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 188 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.56 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.74 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.77 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.16 #e8a443 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175bbc  rgb(23, 91, 188)  hsl(215, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bc7817  rgb(188, 120, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 41%)  Ochre
#bc175b  rgb(188, 23, 91)  hsl(335, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bbc17  rgb(91, 188, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green