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#175BD6

#175bd6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175bd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.25% cyan, 57.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 218.64°, with 80.59% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #175bd6
  2. #d69217

Split complementary

  1. #175bd6
  2. #d63317
  3. #bad617

Analogous

  1. #17bad6
  2. #175bd6
  3. #3317d6

Triadic

  1. #175bd6
  2. #d6175b
  3. #5bd617

Tetradic

  1. #175bd6
  2. #9217d6
  3. #d69217
  4. #5bd617

Square

  1. #175bd6
  2. #d617ba
  3. #d69217
  4. #17d633

Monochromatic

  1. #08204c
  2. #103e91
  3. #175bd6
  4. #4e86ec
  5. #93b5f3

Shades

#175bd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bd6
  2. #1552c1
  3. #1249ab
  4. #104096
  5. #0e3780
  6. #0c2e6b
  7. #092456
  8. #071b40
  9. #05122b
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bd6
  2. #2e6bda
  3. #457cde
  4. #5d8ce2
  5. #749de6
  6. #8badeb
  7. #a2bdef
  8. #b9cef3
  9. #d1def7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bd6
  2. #225fcd
  3. #2c62c5
  4. #3766bc
  5. #416ab4
  6. #4c6eab
  7. #5671a2
  8. #61759a
  9. #6b7991
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f609e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bd6 {
  color: #175bd6;
}
Background
.bg-175bd6 {
  background-color: #175bd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bd6 {
  border: 2px solid #175bd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bd6, #3317d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 214 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.20 #e8a429 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bd6  rgb(23, 91, 214)  hsl(219, 81%, 46%)  Denim
#d69217  rgb(214, 146, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 46%)  Gamboge
#d6175b  rgb(214, 23, 91)  hsl(339, 81%, 46%)  Ruby
#5bd617  rgb(91, 214, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green