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#175BD4

#175bd4 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.15% cyan, 57.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 218.41°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #175bd4
  2. #d49017

Split complementary

  1. #175bd4
  2. #d43117
  3. #bad417

Analogous

  1. #17bad4
  2. #175bd4
  3. #3117d4

Triadic

  1. #175bd4
  2. #d4175b
  3. #5bd417

Tetradic

  1. #175bd4
  2. #9017d4
  3. #d49017
  4. #5bd417

Square

  1. #175bd4
  2. #d417ba
  3. #d49017
  4. #17d431

Monochromatic

  1. #08204a
  2. #103d8f
  3. #175bd4
  4. #4c85ec
  5. #91b4f3

Shades

#175bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bd4
  2. #1552bf
  3. #1249aa
  4. #104094
  5. #0e377f
  6. #0c2e6a
  7. #092455
  8. #071b40
  9. #05122a
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bd4
  2. #2e6bd8
  3. #457cdd
  4. #5d8ce1
  5. #749de5
  6. #8badea
  7. #a2bdee
  8. #b9cef2
  9. #d1def6
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bd4
  2. #225fcc
  3. #2c62c3
  4. #3766bb
  5. #416ab2
  6. #4c6eaa
  7. #5671a2
  8. #617599
  9. #6b7991
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f609d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bd4 {
  color: #175bd4;
}
Background
.bg-175bd4 {
  background-color: #175bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #175bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bd4, #3117d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 212 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.03 #e8a42b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bd4  rgb(23, 91, 212)  hsl(218, 80%, 46%)  Denim
#d49017  rgb(212, 144, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 46%)  Gamboge
#d4175b  rgb(212, 23, 91)  hsl(338, 80%, 46%)  Ruby
#5bd417  rgb(91, 212, 23)  hsl(98, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green