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#175BEA

#175bea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175bea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.17% cyan, 61.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220.66°, with 83.4% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #175bea
  2. #eaa617

Split complementary

  1. #175bea
  2. #ea3c17
  3. #c5ea17

Analogous

  1. #17c5ea
  2. #175bea
  3. #3c17ea

Triadic

  1. #175bea
  2. #ea175b
  3. #5bea17

Tetradic

  1. #175bea
  2. #a617ea
  3. #eaa617
  4. #5bea17

Square

  1. #175bea
  2. #ea17c5
  3. #eaa617
  4. #17ea3c

Monochromatic

  1. #09255f
  2. #0f40a6
  3. #175bea
  4. #5d8df0
  5. #a3bef7

Shades

#175bea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175bea
  2. #1552d3
  3. #1249bb
  4. #1040a4
  5. #0e378c
  6. #0c2e75
  7. #09245e
  8. #071b46
  9. #05122f
  10. #020917
  11. #000000

Tints

#175bea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175bea
  2. #2e6bec
  3. #457cee
  4. #5d8cf0
  5. #749df2
  6. #8badf5
  7. #a2bdf7
  8. #b9cef9
  9. #d1defb
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175bea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175bea
  2. #225fdf
  3. #2c62d5
  4. #3766ca
  5. #416ac0
  6. #4c6eb5
  7. #5671aa
  8. #6175a0
  9. #6b7995
  10. #767c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5263ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175bea {
  color: #175bea;
}
Background
.bg-175bea {
  background-color: #175bea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175bea {
  border: 2px solid #175bea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175bea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175bea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175bea, #3c17ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175bea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.02 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.07 #e8a415 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175bea  rgb(23, 91, 234)  hsl(221, 83%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eaa617  rgb(234, 166, 23)  hsl(41, 83%, 50%)  Marigold
#ea175b  rgb(234, 23, 91)  hsl(341, 83%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5bea17  rgb(91, 234, 23)  hsl(101, 83%, 50%)  Harlequin