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#175C84

#175c84 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175c84 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.58% cyan, 30.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 202.02°, with 70.32% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.095

Complementary

  1. #175c84
  2. #843f17

Split complementary

  1. #175c84
  2. #841725
  3. #847517

Analogous

  1. #178475
  2. #175c84
  3. #172584

Triadic

  1. #175c84
  2. #84175c
  3. #5c8417

Tetradic

  1. #175c84
  2. #3f1784
  3. #843f17
  4. #5c8417

Square

  1. #175c84
  2. #751784
  3. #843f17
  4. #258417

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0c2f43
  3. #175c84
  4. #2289c5
  5. #53ade1

Shades

#175c84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c84
  2. #155377
  3. #124a6a
  4. #10405c
  5. #0e374f
  6. #0c2e42
  7. #092535
  8. #071c28
  9. #05121a
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c84
  2. #2e6c90
  3. #457d9d
  4. #5d8da9
  5. #749db5
  6. #8baec2
  7. #a2bece
  8. #b9ceda
  9. #d1dee6
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c84
  2. #226084
  3. #2c6383
  4. #376783
  5. #416a82
  6. #4c6e82
  7. #567282
  8. #617581
  9. #6b7981
  10. #767c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46596c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #495c86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a5283 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00666a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5c85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305684 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c84 {
  color: #175c84;
}
Background
.bg-175c84 {
  background-color: #175c84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c84 {
  border: 2px solid #175c84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c84, #172584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 132 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.82 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.13 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.44 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.01 #e8a37b Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175c84  rgb(23, 92, 132)  hsl(202, 70%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#843f17  rgb(132, 63, 23)  hsl(22, 70%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#84175c  rgb(132, 23, 92)  hsl(322, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#5c8417  rgb(92, 132, 23)  hsl(82, 70%, 30%)  Avocado