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#175CA4

#175ca4 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ca4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.98% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 210.64°, with 75.4% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1052

Complementary

  1. #175ca4
  2. #a45f17

Split complementary

  1. #175ca4
  2. #a41917
  3. #a3a417

Analogous

  1. #17a3a4
  2. #175ca4
  3. #1917a4

Triadic

  1. #175ca4
  2. #a4175c
  3. #5ca417

Tetradic

  1. #175ca4
  2. #5f17a4
  3. #a45f17
  4. #5ca417

Square

  1. #175ca4
  2. #a417a3
  3. #a45f17
  4. #17a419

Monochromatic

  1. #04111e
  2. #0e3661
  3. #175ca4
  4. #2782e1
  5. #6aa9ea

Shades

#175ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ca4
  2. #155394
  3. #124a83
  4. #104073
  5. #0e3762
  6. #0c2e52
  7. #092542
  8. #071c31
  9. #051221
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ca4
  2. #2e6cad
  3. #457db6
  4. #5d8dbf
  5. #749dc8
  6. #8baed2
  7. #a2bedb
  8. #b9cee4
  9. #d1deed
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ca4
  2. #2260a0
  3. #2c639d
  4. #376799
  5. #416a96
  6. #4c6e92
  7. #56728e
  8. #61758b
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3762a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a56a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d60a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1958a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00678c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ca4 {
  color: #175ca4;
}
Background
.bg-175ca4 {
  background-color: #175ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #175ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 75% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ca4, #1917a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 164 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.16 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.60 #e8a35b Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ca4  rgb(23, 92, 164)  hsl(211, 75%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a45f17  rgb(164, 95, 23)  hsl(31, 75%, 37%)  Ginger
#a4175c  rgb(164, 23, 92)  hsl(331, 75%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ca417  rgb(92, 164, 23)  hsl(91, 75%, 37%)  Kelly Green