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#175C74

#175c74 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175c74 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.17% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 195.48°, with 66.91% saturation and 27.25% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #175c74
  2. #742f17

Split complementary

  1. #175c74
  2. #74172d
  3. #745d17

Analogous

  1. #17745d
  2. #175c74
  3. #172d74

Triadic

  1. #175c74
  2. #74175c
  3. #5c7417

Tetradic

  1. #175c74
  2. #2f1774
  3. #742f17
  4. #5c7417

Square

  1. #175c74
  2. #5d1774
  3. #742f17
  4. #2d7417

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0a2934
  3. #175c74
  4. #248fb4
  5. #49b5db

Shades

#175c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c74
  2. #155368
  3. #124a5d
  4. #104051
  5. #0e3746
  6. #0c2e3a
  7. #09252e
  8. #071c23
  9. #051217
  10. #02090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c74
  2. #2e6c82
  3. #457d90
  4. #5d8d9e
  5. #749dac
  6. #8baeba
  7. #a2bec7
  8. #b9ced5
  9. #d1dee3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c74
  2. #226075
  3. #2c6376
  4. #376778
  5. #416a79
  6. #4c6e7a
  7. #56727b
  8. #61757c
  9. #6b797e
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445863 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5a75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435174 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5b75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #365674 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00606b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c74 {
  color: #175c74;
}
Background
.bg-175c74 {
  background-color: #175c74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c74 {
  border: 2px solid #175c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c74, #172d74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 116 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.19 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.96 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.97 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.17 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.17 #e8a38b Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175c74  rgb(23, 92, 116)  hsl(195, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#742f17  rgb(116, 47, 23)  hsl(15, 67%, 27%)  Kobe
#74175c  rgb(116, 23, 92)  hsl(315, 67%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5c7417  rgb(92, 116, 23)  hsl(75, 67%, 27%)  Sap Green