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#175BC7

#175bc7 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.44% cyan, 54.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 216.82°, with 79.28% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #175bc7
  2. #c78317

Split complementary

  1. #175bc7
  2. #c72b17
  3. #b3c717

Analogous

  1. #17b3c7
  2. #175bc7
  3. #2b17c7

Triadic

  1. #175bc7
  2. #c7175b
  3. #5bc717

Tetradic

  1. #175bc7
  2. #8317c7
  3. #c78317
  4. #5bc717

Square

  1. #175bc7
  2. #c717b3
  3. #c78317
  4. #17c72b

Monochromatic

  1. #071c3e
  2. #0f3c82
  3. #175bc7
  4. #4182e9
  5. #86aff1

Shades

#175bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bc7
  2. #1552b3
  3. #12499f
  4. #10408b
  5. #0e3777
  6. #0c2e64
  7. #092450
  8. #071b3c
  9. #051228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bc7
  2. #2e6bcd
  3. #457cd2
  4. #5d8cd8
  5. #749ddd
  6. #8bade3
  7. #a2bde9
  8. #b9ceee
  9. #d1def4
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bc7
  2. #225fc0
  3. #2c62b9
  4. #3766b2
  5. #416aab
  6. #4c6ea4
  7. #56719c
  8. #617595
  9. #6b798e
  10. #767c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bc7 {
  color: #175bc7;
}
Background
.bg-175bc7 {
  background-color: #175bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #175bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bc7, #2b17c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 199 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.82 #e8a438 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bc7  rgb(23, 91, 199)  hsl(217, 79%, 44%)  Denim
#c78317  rgb(199, 131, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c7175b  rgb(199, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 79%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bc717  rgb(91, 199, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green