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#175C8D

#175c8d ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175c8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 34.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 204.92°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.0976

Complementary

  1. #175c8d
  2. #8d4817

Split complementary

  1. #175c8d
  2. #8d1721
  3. #8d8317

Analogous

  1. #178d83
  2. #175c8d
  3. #17218d

Triadic

  1. #175c8d
  2. #8d175c
  3. #5c8d17

Tetradic

  1. #175c8d
  2. #48178d
  3. #8d4817
  4. #5c8d17

Square

  1. #175c8d
  2. #83178d
  3. #8d4817
  4. #218d17

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #0c314b
  3. #175c8d
  4. #2287cf
  5. #59aae4

Shades

#175c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c8d
  2. #15537f
  3. #124a71
  4. #104063
  5. #0e3755
  6. #0c2e47
  7. #092538
  8. #071c2a
  9. #05121c
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c8d
  2. #2e6c98
  3. #457da4
  4. #5d8daf
  5. #749dbb
  6. #8baec6
  7. #a2bed1
  8. #b9cedd
  9. #d1dee8
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c8d
  2. #22608c
  3. #2c638a
  4. #376789
  5. #416a88
  6. #4c6e87
  7. #567285
  8. #617584
  9. #6b7983
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455e8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34538c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385d8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b578c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00637b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c8d {
  color: #175c8d;
}
Background
.bg-175c8d {
  background-color: #175c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c8d {
  border: 2px solid #175c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c8d, #17218d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 141 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.22 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.37 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.82 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.67 #e8a372 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175c8d  rgb(23, 92, 141)  hsl(205, 72%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8d4817  rgb(141, 72, 23)  hsl(25, 72%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8d175c  rgb(141, 23, 92)  hsl(325, 72%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#5c8d17  rgb(92, 141, 23)  hsl(85, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab