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#175CDD

#175cdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.59% cyan, 58.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 219.09°, with 81.15% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #175cdd
  2. #dd9817

Split complementary

  1. #175cdd
  2. #dd3517
  3. #bfdd17

Analogous

  1. #17bfdd
  2. #175cdd
  3. #3517dd

Triadic

  1. #175cdd
  2. #dd175c
  3. #5cdd17

Tetradic

  1. #175cdd
  2. #9817dd
  3. #dd9817
  4. #5cdd17

Square

  1. #175cdd
  2. #dd17bf
  3. #dd9817
  4. #17dd35

Monochromatic

  1. #092252
  2. #103f98
  3. #175cdd
  4. #5389ed
  5. #99b9f4

Shades

#175cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cdd
  2. #1553c7
  3. #124ab1
  4. #10409b
  5. #0e3785
  6. #0c2e6f
  7. #092558
  8. #071c42
  9. #05122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cdd
  2. #2e6ce0
  3. #457de4
  4. #5d8de7
  5. #749deb
  6. #8baeee
  7. #a2bef1
  8. #b9cef5
  9. #d1def8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cdd
  2. #2260d4
  3. #2c63ca
  4. #3767c1
  5. #416ab8
  6. #4c6eaf
  7. #5672a5
  8. #61759c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #767c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5162a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cdd {
  color: #175cdd;
}
Background
.bg-175cdd {
  background-color: #175cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cdd {
  border: 2px solid #175cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cdd, #3517dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.33 #e8a322 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175cdd  rgb(23, 92, 221)  hsl(219, 81%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#dd9817  rgb(221, 152, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#dd175c  rgb(221, 23, 92)  hsl(339, 81%, 48%)  Ruby
#5cdd17  rgb(92, 221, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green