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#175BBF

#175bbf ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.96% cyan, 52.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 215.71°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #175bbf
  2. #bf7b17

Split complementary

  1. #175bbf
  2. #bf2717
  3. #afbf17

Analogous

  1. #17afbf
  2. #175bbf
  3. #2717bf

Triadic

  1. #175bbf
  2. #bf175b
  3. #5bbf17

Tetradic

  1. #175bbf
  2. #7b17bf
  3. #bf7b17
  4. #5bbf17

Square

  1. #175bbf
  2. #bf17af
  3. #bf7b17
  4. #17bf27

Monochromatic

  1. #071a36
  2. #0f3a7b
  3. #175bbf
  4. #3b81e7
  5. #7fadf0

Shades

#175bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bbf
  2. #1552ac
  3. #124999
  4. #104086
  5. #0e3773
  6. #0c2e60
  7. #09244c
  8. #071b39
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bbf
  2. #2e6bc5
  3. #457ccc
  4. #5d8cd2
  5. #749dd9
  6. #8baddf
  7. #a2bde5
  8. #b9ceec
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bbf
  2. #225fb9
  3. #2c62b2
  4. #3766ac
  5. #416aa6
  6. #4c6ea0
  7. #567199
  8. #617593
  9. #6b798d
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f67c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1262c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006b9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bbf {
  color: #175bbf;
}
Background
.bg-175bbf {
  background-color: #175bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bbf {
  border: 2px solid #175bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bbf, #2717bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 191 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.89 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #e8a440 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Denim
#175bbf  rgb(23, 91, 191)  hsl(216, 79%, 42%)  Denim
#bf7b17  rgb(191, 123, 23)  hsl(36, 79%, 42%)  Bronze
#bf175b  rgb(191, 23, 91)  hsl(336, 79%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bbf17  rgb(91, 191, 23)  hsl(96, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green