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#175CD9

#175cd9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cd9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.4% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 218.66°, with 80.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #175cd9
  2. #d99417

Split complementary

  1. #175cd9
  2. #d93317
  3. #bdd917

Analogous

  1. #17bdd9
  2. #175cd9
  3. #3317d9

Triadic

  1. #175cd9
  2. #d9175c
  3. #5cd917

Tetradic

  1. #175cd9
  2. #9417d9
  3. #d99417
  4. #5cd917

Square

  1. #175cd9
  2. #d917bd
  3. #d99417
  4. #17d933

Monochromatic

  1. #08214f
  2. #103f94
  3. #175cd9
  4. #5088ec
  5. #95b7f4

Shades

#175cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cd9
  2. #1553c3
  3. #124aae
  4. #104098
  5. #0e3782
  6. #0c2e6d
  7. #092557
  8. #071c41
  9. #05122b
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cd9
  2. #2e6cdd
  3. #457de1
  4. #5d8de4
  5. #749de8
  6. #8baeec
  7. #a2bef0
  8. #b9cef4
  9. #d1def7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cd9
  2. #2260d0
  3. #2c63c7
  4. #3767be
  5. #416ab5
  6. #4c6ead
  7. #5672a4
  8. #61759b
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5061a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cd9 {
  color: #175cd9;
}
Background
.bg-175cd9 {
  background-color: #175cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #175cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cd9, #3317d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 217 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.22 #e8a326 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#175cd9  rgb(23, 92, 217)  hsl(219, 81%, 47%)  Denim
#d99417  rgb(217, 148, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#d9175c  rgb(217, 23, 92)  hsl(339, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5cd917  rgb(92, 217, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green