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#175BCC

#175bcc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.73% cyan, 55.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 217.46°, with 79.74% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #175bcc
  2. #cc8817

Split complementary

  1. #175bcc
  2. #cc2e17
  3. #b6cc17

Analogous

  1. #17b6cc
  2. #175bcc
  3. #2e17cc

Triadic

  1. #175bcc
  2. #cc175b
  3. #5bcc17

Tetradic

  1. #175bcc
  2. #8817cc
  3. #cc8817
  4. #5bcc17

Square

  1. #175bcc
  2. #cc17b6
  3. #cc8817
  4. #17cc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #071e43
  2. #0f3c87
  3. #175bcc
  4. #4583ea
  5. #8ab1f2

Shades

#175bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bcc
  2. #1552b8
  3. #1249a3
  4. #10408f
  5. #0e377a
  6. #0c2e66
  7. #092452
  8. #071b3d
  9. #051229
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bcc
  2. #2e6bd1
  3. #457cd6
  4. #5d8cdb
  5. #749de0
  6. #8bade6
  7. #a2bdeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bcc
  2. #225fc4
  3. #2c62bd
  4. #3766b5
  5. #416aae
  6. #4c6ea6
  7. #56719e
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bcc {
  color: #175bcc;
}
Background
.bg-175bcc {
  background-color: #175bcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bcc {
  border: 2px solid #175bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bcc, #2e17cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 204 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.43 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.86 #e8a433 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bcc  rgb(23, 91, 204)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cc8817  rgb(204, 136, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cc175b  rgb(204, 23, 91)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5bcc17  rgb(91, 204, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green