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#175CD6

#175cd6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175cd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.25% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 218.32°, with 80.59% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1269

Complementary

  1. #175cd6
  2. #d69117

Split complementary

  1. #175cd6
  2. #d63117
  3. #bcd617

Analogous

  1. #17bcd6
  2. #175cd6
  3. #3117d6

Triadic

  1. #175cd6
  2. #d6175c
  3. #5cd617

Tetradic

  1. #175cd6
  2. #9117d6
  3. #d69117
  4. #5cd617

Square

  1. #175cd6
  2. #d617bc
  3. #d69117
  4. #17d631

Monochromatic

  1. #08214c
  2. #103e91
  3. #175cd6
  4. #4e87ec
  5. #93b6f3

Shades

#175cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cd6
  2. #1553c1
  3. #124aab
  4. #104096
  5. #0e3780
  6. #0c2e6b
  7. #092556
  8. #071c40
  9. #05122b
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cd6
  2. #2e6cda
  3. #457dde
  4. #5d8de2
  5. #749de6
  6. #8baeeb
  7. #a2beef
  8. #b9cef3
  9. #d1def7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cd6
  2. #2260cd
  3. #2c63c5
  4. #3767bc
  5. #416ab4
  6. #4c6eab
  7. #5672a2
  8. #61759a
  9. #6b7991
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50619f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cd6 {
  color: #175cd6;
}
Background
.bg-175cd6 {
  background-color: #175cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #175cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cd6, #3117d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 214 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.61 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.88 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.42 #e8a329 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175cd6  rgb(23, 92, 214)  hsl(218, 81%, 46%)  Denim
#d69117  rgb(214, 145, 23)  hsl(38, 81%, 46%)  Gamboge
#d6175c  rgb(214, 23, 92)  hsl(338, 81%, 46%)  Ruby
#5cd617  rgb(92, 214, 23)  hsl(98, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green