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#175C99

#175c99 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175c99 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.97% cyan, 39.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 208.15°, with 73.86% saturation and 34.51% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1014

Complementary

  1. #175c99
  2. #995417

Split complementary

  1. #175c99
  2. #99171b
  3. #999517

Analogous

  1. #179995
  2. #175c99
  3. #171b99

Triadic

  1. #175c99
  2. #99175c
  3. #5c9917

Tetradic

  1. #175c99
  2. #541799
  3. #995417
  4. #5c9917

Square

  1. #175c99
  2. #951799
  3. #995417
  4. #1b9917

Monochromatic

  1. #030c14
  2. #0d3456
  3. #175c99
  4. #2184db
  5. #62a9e7

Shades

#175c99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c99
  2. #15538a
  3. #124a7a
  4. #10406b
  5. #0e375c
  6. #0c2e4d
  7. #09253d
  8. #071c2e
  9. #05121f
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c99
  2. #2e6ca3
  3. #457dad
  4. #5d8db8
  5. #749dc2
  6. #8baecc
  7. #a2bed6
  8. #b9cee0
  9. #d1deeb
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c99
  2. #226097
  3. #2c6394
  4. #376792
  5. #416a8f
  6. #4c6e8d
  7. #56728a
  8. #617588
  9. #6b7985
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e609b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #295498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335e9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #235898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c99 {
  color: #175c99;
}
Background
.bg-175c99 {
  background-color: #175c99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c99 {
  border: 2px solid #175c99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c99, #171b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 153 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.30 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.34 #e8a366 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175c99  rgb(23, 92, 153)  hsl(208, 74%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#995417  rgb(153, 84, 23)  hsl(28, 74%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#99175c  rgb(153, 23, 92)  hsl(328, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5c9917  rgb(92, 153, 23)  hsl(88, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab