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#175BD5

#175bd5 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.2% cyan, 57.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 218.53°, with 80.51% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.1247

Complementary

  1. #175bd5
  2. #d59117

Split complementary

  1. #175bd5
  2. #d53217
  3. #bad517

Analogous

  1. #17bad5
  2. #175bd5
  3. #3217d5

Triadic

  1. #175bd5
  2. #d5175b
  3. #5bd517

Tetradic

  1. #175bd5
  2. #9117d5
  3. #d59117
  4. #5bd517

Square

  1. #175bd5
  2. #d517ba
  3. #d59117
  4. #17d532

Monochromatic

  1. #08204b
  2. #103d90
  3. #175bd5
  4. #4d86ec
  5. #92b5f3

Shades

#175bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bd5
  2. #1552c0
  3. #1249aa
  4. #104095
  5. #0e3780
  6. #0c2e6b
  7. #092455
  8. #071b40
  9. #05122b
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bd5
  2. #2e6bd9
  3. #457cdd
  4. #5d8ce2
  5. #749de6
  6. #8badea
  7. #a2bdee
  8. #b9cef2
  9. #d1def7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bd5
  2. #225fcd
  3. #2c62c4
  4. #3766bc
  5. #416ab3
  6. #4c6eab
  7. #5671a2
  8. #61759a
  9. #6b7991
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f609e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bd5 {
  color: #175bd5;
}
Background
.bg-175bd5 {
  background-color: #175bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #175bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bd5, #3217d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 213 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.11 #e8a42a Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bd5  rgb(23, 91, 213)  hsl(219, 81%, 46%)  Denim
#d59117  rgb(213, 145, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 46%)  Gamboge
#d5175b  rgb(213, 23, 91)  hsl(339, 81%, 46%)  Ruby
#5bd517  rgb(91, 213, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green