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#175BE4

#175be4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175be4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 220.1°, with 81.67% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #175be4
  2. #e4a017

Split complementary

  1. #175be4
  2. #e43a17
  3. #c2e417

Analogous

  1. #17c2e4
  2. #175be4
  3. #3a17e4

Triadic

  1. #175be4
  2. #e4175b
  3. #5be417

Tetradic

  1. #175be4
  2. #a017e4
  3. #e4a017
  4. #5be417

Square

  1. #175be4
  2. #e417c2
  3. #e4a017
  4. #17e43a

Monochromatic

  1. #092459
  2. #103f9f
  3. #175be4
  4. #598bee
  5. #9fbbf5

Shades

#175be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175be4
  2. #1552cd
  3. #1249b6
  4. #1040a0
  5. #0e3789
  6. #0c2e72
  7. #09245b
  8. #071b44
  9. #05122e
  10. #020917
  11. #000000

Tints

#175be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175be4
  2. #2e6be7
  3. #457ce9
  4. #5d8cec
  5. #749def
  6. #8badf2
  7. #a2bdf4
  8. #b9cef7
  9. #d1defa
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175be4
  2. #225fda
  3. #2c62d0
  4. #3766c6
  5. #416abc
  6. #4c6eb2
  7. #5671a8
  8. #61759e
  9. #6b7994
  10. #767c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5162a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175be4 {
  color: #175be4;
}
Background
.bg-175be4 {
  background-color: #175be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175be4 {
  border: 2px solid #175be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175be4, #3a17e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 228 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.37 #e8a41b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175be4  rgb(23, 91, 228)  hsl(220, 82%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#e4a017  rgb(228, 160, 23)  hsl(40, 82%, 49%)  Marigold
#e4175b  rgb(228, 23, 91)  hsl(340, 82%, 49%)  Raspberry
#5be417  rgb(91, 228, 23)  hsl(100, 82%, 49%)  Harlequin