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#175BC9

#175bc9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 54.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 217.08°, with 79.46% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #175bc9
  2. #c98517

Split complementary

  1. #175bc9
  2. #c92c17
  3. #b4c917

Analogous

  1. #17b4c9
  2. #175bc9
  3. #2c17c9

Triadic

  1. #175bc9
  2. #c9175b
  3. #5bc917

Tetradic

  1. #175bc9
  2. #8517c9
  3. #c98517
  4. #5bc917

Square

  1. #175bc9
  2. #c917b4
  3. #c98517
  4. #17c92c

Monochromatic

  1. #071d40
  2. #0f3c84
  3. #175bc9
  4. #4383e9
  5. #88b0f1

Shades

#175bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bc9
  2. #1552b5
  3. #1249a1
  4. #10408d
  5. #0e3779
  6. #0c2e65
  7. #092450
  8. #071b3c
  9. #051228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bc9
  2. #2e6bce
  3. #457cd4
  4. #5d8cd9
  5. #749ddf
  6. #8bade4
  7. #a2bde9
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1def4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bc9
  2. #225fc2
  3. #2c62ba
  4. #3766b3
  5. #416aac
  6. #4c6ea5
  7. #56719d
  8. #617596
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bc9 {
  color: #175bc9;
}
Background
.bg-175bc9 {
  background-color: #175bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #175bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bc9, #2c17c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 201 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.05 #e8a436 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bc9  rgb(23, 91, 201)  hsl(217, 79%, 44%)  Denim
#c98517  rgb(201, 133, 23)  hsl(37, 79%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c9175b  rgb(201, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 79%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bc917  rgb(91, 201, 23)  hsl(97, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green