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#175BC6

#175bc6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.38% cyan, 54.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 216.69°, with 79.19% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1174

Complementary

  1. #175bc6
  2. #c68217

Split complementary

  1. #175bc6
  2. #c62b17
  3. #b2c617

Analogous

  1. #17b2c6
  2. #175bc6
  3. #2b17c6

Triadic

  1. #175bc6
  2. #c6175b
  3. #5bc617

Tetradic

  1. #175bc6
  2. #8217c6
  3. #c68217
  4. #5bc617

Square

  1. #175bc6
  2. #c617b2
  3. #c68217
  4. #17c62b

Monochromatic

  1. #071c3d
  2. #0f3b81
  3. #175bc6
  4. #4182e9
  5. #85aff1

Shades

#175bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bc6
  2. #1552b2
  3. #12499e
  4. #10408b
  5. #0e3777
  6. #0c2e63
  7. #09244f
  8. #071b3b
  9. #051228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bc6
  2. #2e6bcc
  3. #457cd1
  4. #5d8cd7
  5. #749ddd
  6. #8bade3
  7. #a2bde8
  8. #b9ceee
  9. #d1def4
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bc6
  2. #225fbf
  3. #2c62b8
  4. #3766b1
  5. #416aaa
  6. #4c6ea3
  7. #56719c
  8. #617595
  9. #6b798e
  10. #767c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0363c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bc6 {
  color: #175bc6;
}
Background
.bg-175bc6 {
  background-color: #175bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #175bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bc6, #2b17c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 198 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.19 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.71 #e8a439 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bc6  rgb(23, 91, 198)  hsl(217, 79%, 43%)  Denim
#c68217  rgb(198, 130, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c6175b  rgb(198, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 79%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bc617  rgb(91, 198, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green