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#175CCB

#175ccb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ccb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 54.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 217°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #175ccb
  2. #cb8617

Split complementary

  1. #175ccb
  2. #cb2c17
  3. #b6cb17

Analogous

  1. #17b6cb
  2. #175ccb
  3. #2c17cb

Triadic

  1. #175ccb
  2. #cb175c
  3. #5ccb17

Tetradic

  1. #175ccb
  2. #8617cb
  3. #cb8617
  4. #5ccb17

Square

  1. #175ccb
  2. #cb17b6
  3. #cb8617
  4. #17cb2c

Monochromatic

  1. #071e42
  2. #0f3d86
  3. #175ccb
  4. #4584ea
  5. #89b1f2

Shades

#175ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ccb
  2. #1553b7
  3. #124aa2
  4. #10408e
  5. #0e377a
  6. #0c2e66
  7. #092551
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051229
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ccb
  2. #2e6cd0
  3. #457dd5
  4. #5d8ddb
  5. #749de0
  6. #8baee5
  7. #a2beea
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ccb
  2. #2260c4
  3. #2c63bc
  4. #3767b5
  5. #416aad
  6. #4c6ea6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617597
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ccb {
  color: #175ccb;
}
Background
.bg-175ccb {
  background-color: #175ccb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ccb {
  border: 2px solid #175ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ccb, #2c17cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 203 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.89 #e8a334 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ccb  rgb(23, 92, 203)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#cb8617  rgb(203, 134, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb175c  rgb(203, 23, 92)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ccb17  rgb(92, 203, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green