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#175CD3

#175cd3 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.1% cyan, 56.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 217.98°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1254

Complementary

  1. #175cd3
  2. #d38e17

Split complementary

  1. #175cd3
  2. #d33017
  3. #bad317

Analogous

  1. #17bad3
  2. #175cd3
  3. #3017d3

Triadic

  1. #175cd3
  2. #d3175c
  3. #5cd317

Tetradic

  1. #175cd3
  2. #8e17d3
  3. #d38e17
  4. #5cd317

Square

  1. #175cd3
  2. #d317ba
  3. #d38e17
  4. #17d330

Monochromatic

  1. #082049
  2. #0f3e8e
  3. #175cd3
  4. #4b86eb
  5. #90b4f3

Shades

#175cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cd3
  2. #1553be
  3. #124aa9
  4. #104094
  5. #0e377f
  6. #0c2e6a
  7. #092554
  8. #071c3f
  9. #05122a
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cd3
  2. #2e6cd7
  3. #457ddc
  4. #5d8de0
  5. #749de5
  6. #8baee9
  7. #a2beed
  8. #b9cef2
  9. #d1def6
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cd3
  2. #2260cb
  3. #2c63c2
  4. #3767ba
  5. #416ab2
  6. #4c6eaa
  7. #5672a1
  8. #617599
  9. #6b7991
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f609d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cd3 {
  color: #175cd3;
}
Background
.bg-175cd3 {
  background-color: #175cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #175cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cd3, #3017d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 211 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.19 #e8a32c Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175cd3  rgb(23, 92, 211)  hsl(218, 80%, 46%)  Denim
#d38e17  rgb(211, 142, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 46%)  Gamboge
#d3175c  rgb(211, 23, 92)  hsl(338, 80%, 46%)  Ruby
#5cd317  rgb(92, 211, 23)  hsl(98, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green