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#175BD8

#175bd8 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175bd8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.35% cyan, 57.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 218.86°, with 80.75% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #175bd8
  2. #d89417

Split complementary

  1. #175bd8
  2. #d83317
  3. #bbd817

Analogous

  1. #17bbd8
  2. #175bd8
  3. #3317d8

Triadic

  1. #175bd8
  2. #d8175b
  3. #5bd817

Tetradic

  1. #175bd8
  2. #9417d8
  3. #d89417
  4. #5bd817

Square

  1. #175bd8
  2. #d817bb
  3. #d89417
  4. #17d833

Monochromatic

  1. #08214e
  2. #103e93
  3. #175bd8
  4. #4f87ec
  5. #94b6f4

Shades

#175bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bd8
  2. #1552c2
  3. #1249ad
  4. #104097
  5. #0e3782
  6. #0c2e6c
  7. #092456
  8. #071b41
  9. #05122b
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bd8
  2. #2e6bdc
  3. #457ce0
  4. #5d8ce4
  5. #749de8
  6. #8badec
  7. #a2bdef
  8. #b9cef3
  9. #d1def7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bd8
  2. #225fcf
  3. #2c62c6
  4. #3766be
  5. #416ab5
  6. #4c6eac
  7. #5671a3
  8. #61759a
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f60a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bd8 {
  color: #175bd8;
}
Background
.bg-175bd8 {
  background-color: #175bd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #175bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bd8, #3317d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 216 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.51 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.37 #e8a427 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bd8  rgb(23, 91, 216)  hsl(219, 81%, 47%)  Denim
#d89417  rgb(216, 148, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#d8175b  rgb(216, 23, 91)  hsl(339, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5bd817  rgb(91, 216, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green