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#175BC5

#175bc5 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.32% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 216.55°, with 79.09% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #175bc5
  2. #c58117

Split complementary

  1. #175bc5
  2. #c52a17
  3. #b2c517

Analogous

  1. #17b2c5
  2. #175bc5
  3. #2a17c5

Triadic

  1. #175bc5
  2. #c5175b
  3. #5bc517

Tetradic

  1. #175bc5
  2. #8117c5
  3. #c58117
  4. #5bc517

Square

  1. #175bc5
  2. #c517b2
  3. #c58117
  4. #17c52a

Monochromatic

  1. #071c3c
  2. #0f3b81
  3. #175bc5
  4. #4082e9
  5. #84aff1

Shades

#175bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bc5
  2. #1552b1
  3. #12499e
  4. #10408a
  5. #0e3776
  6. #0c2e63
  7. #09244f
  8. #071b3b
  9. #051227
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bc5
  2. #2e6bcb
  3. #457cd1
  4. #5d8cd6
  5. #749ddc
  6. #8bade2
  7. #a2bde8
  8. #b9ceee
  9. #d1def3
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bc5
  2. #225fbe
  3. #2c62b7
  4. #3766b0
  5. #416aa9
  6. #4c6ea3
  7. #56719c
  8. #617595
  9. #6b798e
  10. #767c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0563c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bc5 {
  color: #175bc5;
}
Background
.bg-175bc5 {
  background-color: #175bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #175bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bc5, #2a17c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 197 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.45 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.14 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.59 #e8a43a Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bc5  rgb(23, 91, 197)  hsl(217, 79%, 43%)  Denim
#c58117  rgb(197, 129, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 43%)  Bronze
#c5175b  rgb(197, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 79%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bc517  rgb(91, 197, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green