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#175CA5

#175ca5 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ca5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.06% cyan, 44.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 210.85°, with 75.53% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #175ca5
  2. #a56017

Split complementary

  1. #175ca5
  2. #a51917
  3. #a3a517

Analogous

  1. #17a3a5
  2. #175ca5
  3. #1917a5

Triadic

  1. #175ca5
  2. #a5175c
  3. #5ca517

Tetradic

  1. #175ca5
  2. #6017a5
  3. #a56017
  4. #5ca517

Square

  1. #175ca5
  2. #a517a3
  3. #a56017
  4. #17a519

Monochromatic

  1. #04111f
  2. #0e3762
  3. #175ca5
  4. #2882e1
  5. #6ba9ea

Shades

#175ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ca5
  2. #155395
  3. #124a84
  4. #104074
  5. #0e3763
  6. #0c2e53
  7. #092542
  8. #071c32
  9. #051221
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ca5
  2. #2e6cae
  3. #457db7
  4. #5d8dc0
  5. #749dc9
  6. #8baed2
  7. #a2bedb
  8. #b9cee4
  9. #d1deed
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ca5
  2. #2260a1
  3. #2c639e
  4. #37679a
  5. #416a96
  6. #4c6e93
  7. #56728f
  8. #61758b
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3662a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1956a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c60a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1858a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00678c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ca5 {
  color: #175ca5;
}
Background
.bg-175ca5 {
  background-color: #175ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #175ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ca5, #1917a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 165 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.06 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.55 #e8a35a Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ca5  rgb(23, 92, 165)  hsl(211, 76%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a56017  rgb(165, 96, 23)  hsl(31, 76%, 37%)  Ginger
#a5175c  rgb(165, 23, 92)  hsl(331, 76%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ca517  rgb(92, 165, 23)  hsl(91, 76%, 37%)  Kelly Green