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#175C9A

#175c9a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175c9a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.06% cyan, 40.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.4°, with 74.01% saturation and 34.71% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #175c9a
  2. #9a5517

Split complementary

  1. #175c9a
  2. #9a171a
  3. #9a9717

Analogous

  1. #179a97
  2. #175c9a
  3. #171a9a

Triadic

  1. #175c9a
  2. #9a175c
  3. #5c9a17

Tetradic

  1. #175c9a
  2. #55179a
  3. #9a5517
  4. #5c9a17

Square

  1. #175c9a
  2. #97179a
  3. #9a5517
  4. #1a9a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c15
  2. #0d3457
  3. #175c9a
  4. #2184dd
  5. #62a9e8

Shades

#175c9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175c9a
  2. #15538b
  3. #124a7b
  4. #10406c
  5. #0e375c
  6. #0c2e4d
  7. #09253e
  8. #071c2e
  9. #05121f
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175c9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175c9a
  2. #2e6ca4
  3. #457dae
  4. #5d8db8
  5. #749dc2
  6. #8baecd
  7. #a2bed7
  8. #b9cee1
  9. #d1deeb
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175c9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175c9a
  2. #226097
  3. #2c6395
  4. #376792
  5. #416a90
  6. #4c6e8d
  7. #56728a
  8. #617588
  9. #6b7985
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e609c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285499 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #325e9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #225899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175c9a {
  color: #175c9a;
}
Background
.bg-175c9a {
  background-color: #175c9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175c9a {
  border: 2px solid #175c9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175c9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175c9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175c9a, #171a9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175c9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 154 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.83 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.46 #e8a365 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175c9a  rgb(23, 92, 154)  hsl(208, 74%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#9a5517  rgb(154, 85, 23)  hsl(28, 74%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9a175c  rgb(154, 23, 92)  hsl(328, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5c9a17  rgb(92, 154, 23)  hsl(88, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab