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#175BDB

#175bdb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175bdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.5% cyan, 58.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.1278

Complementary

  1. #175bdb
  2. #db9717

Split complementary

  1. #175bdb
  2. #db3517
  3. #bddb17

Analogous

  1. #17bddb
  2. #175bdb
  3. #3517db

Triadic

  1. #175bdb
  2. #db175b
  3. #5bdb17

Tetradic

  1. #175bdb
  2. #9717db
  3. #db9717
  4. #5bdb17

Square

  1. #175bdb
  2. #db17bd
  3. #db9717
  4. #17db35

Monochromatic

  1. #082151
  2. #103e96
  3. #175bdb
  4. #5288ed
  5. #97b7f4

Shades

#175bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bdb
  2. #1552c5
  3. #1249af
  4. #104099
  5. #0e3783
  6. #0c2e6e
  7. #092458
  8. #071b42
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bdb
  2. #2e6bdf
  3. #457ce2
  4. #5d8ce6
  5. #749de9
  6. #8baded
  7. #a2bdf1
  8. #b9cef4
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bdb
  2. #225fd2
  3. #2c62c9
  4. #3766c0
  5. #416ab7
  6. #4c6eae
  7. #5671a4
  8. #61759b
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5061a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bdb {
  color: #175bdb;
}
Background
.bg-175bdb {
  background-color: #175bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bdb {
  border: 2px solid #175bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bdb, #3517db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 219 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.37 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.38 #e8a424 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175bdb  rgb(23, 91, 219)  hsl(219, 81%, 47%)  Denim
#db9717  rgb(219, 151, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#db175b  rgb(219, 23, 91)  hsl(339, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5bdb17  rgb(91, 219, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green