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#175BBD

#175bbd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.83% cyan, 51.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 215.42°, with 78.3% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #175bbd
  2. #bd7917

Split complementary

  1. #175bbd
  2. #bd2617
  3. #aebd17

Analogous

  1. #17aebd
  2. #175bbd
  3. #2617bd

Triadic

  1. #175bbd
  2. #bd175b
  3. #5bbd17

Tetradic

  1. #175bbd
  2. #7917bd
  3. #bd7917
  4. #5bbd17

Square

  1. #175bbd
  2. #bd17ae
  3. #bd7917
  4. #17bd26

Monochromatic

  1. #061935
  2. #0f3a79
  3. #175bbd
  4. #3a81e7
  5. #7eacef

Shades

#175bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bbd
  2. #1552aa
  3. #124997
  4. #104084
  5. #0e3771
  6. #0c2e5f
  7. #09244c
  8. #071b39
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bbd
  2. #2e6bc4
  3. #457cca
  4. #5d8cd1
  5. #749dd7
  6. #8badde
  7. #a2bde5
  8. #b9ceeb
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bbd
  2. #225fb7
  3. #2c62b1
  4. #3766ab
  5. #416aa5
  6. #4c6e9f
  7. #567198
  8. #617592
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1466c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1562bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bbd {
  color: #175bbd;
}
Background
.bg-175bbd {
  background-color: #175bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bbd {
  border: 2px solid #175bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bbd, #2617bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 189 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.67 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.76 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.81 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #e8a442 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Denim
#175bbd  rgb(23, 91, 189)  hsl(215, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#bd7917  rgb(189, 121, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 42%)  Ochre
#bd175b  rgb(189, 23, 91)  hsl(335, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bbd17  rgb(91, 189, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green