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#175CA0

#175ca0 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ca0 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 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 42.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 209.78°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1037

Complementary

  1. #175ca0
  2. #a05b17

Split complementary

  1. #175ca0
  2. #a01718
  3. #a09f17

Analogous

  1. #17a09f
  2. #175ca0
  3. #1718a0

Triadic

  1. #175ca0
  2. #a0175c
  3. #5ca017

Tetradic

  1. #175ca0
  2. #5b17a0
  3. #a05b17
  4. #5ca017

Square

  1. #175ca0
  2. #9f17a0
  3. #a05b17
  4. #18a017

Monochromatic

  1. #040f1a
  2. #0d365d
  3. #175ca0
  4. #2482e0
  5. #67a8e9

Shades

#175ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ca0
  2. #155390
  3. #124a80
  4. #104070
  5. #0e3760
  6. #0c2e50
  7. #092540
  8. #071c30
  9. #051220
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ca0
  2. #2e6caa
  3. #457db3
  4. #5d8dbd
  5. #749dc6
  6. #8baed0
  7. #a2bed9
  8. #b9cee3
  9. #d1deec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ca0
  2. #22609d
  3. #2c639a
  4. #376796
  5. #416a93
  6. #4c6e90
  7. #56728d
  8. #61758a
  9. #6b7986
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a61a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21559f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f5fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d589f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ca0 {
  color: #175ca0;
}
Background
.bg-175ca0 {
  background-color: #175ca0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #175ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ca0, #1718a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 160 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.75 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.73 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.82 #e8a35f Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ca0  rgb(23, 92, 160)  hsl(210, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a05b17  rgb(160, 91, 23)  hsl(30, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a0175c  rgb(160, 23, 92)  hsl(330, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ca017  rgb(92, 160, 23)  hsl(90, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab