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#175CE9

#175ce9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ce9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.08% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.13% cyan, 60.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 220.29°, with 82.68% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #175ce9
  2. #e9a417

Split complementary

  1. #175ce9
  2. #e93b17
  3. #c5e917

Analogous

  1. #17c5e9
  2. #175ce9
  3. #3b17e9

Triadic

  1. #175ce9
  2. #e9175c
  3. #5ce917

Tetradic

  1. #175ce9
  2. #a417e9
  3. #e9a417
  4. #5ce917

Square

  1. #175ce9
  2. #e917c5
  3. #e9a417
  4. #17e93b

Monochromatic

  1. #09255e
  2. #1040a4
  3. #175ce9
  4. #5d8df0
  5. #a3bef6

Shades

#175ce9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ce9
  2. #1553d2
  3. #124aba
  4. #1040a3
  5. #0e378c
  6. #0c2e75
  7. #09255d
  8. #071c46
  9. #05122f
  10. #020917
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ce9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ce9
  2. #2e6ceb
  3. #457ded
  4. #5d8df0
  5. #749df2
  6. #8baef4
  7. #a2bef6
  8. #b9cef8
  9. #d1defb
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ce9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ce9
  2. #2260df
  3. #2c63d4
  4. #3767ca
  5. #416abf
  6. #4c6eb5
  7. #5672aa
  8. #6175a0
  9. #6b7995
  10. #767c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5363ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ce9 {
  color: #175ce9;
}
Background
.bg-175ce9 {
  background-color: #175ce9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ce9 {
  border: 2px solid #175ce9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ce9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ce9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ce9, #3b17e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ce9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 233 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.43 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.33 #e8a316 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175ce9  rgb(23, 92, 233)  hsl(220, 83%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#e9a417  rgb(233, 164, 23)  hsl(40, 83%, 50%)  Marigold
#e9175c  rgb(233, 23, 92)  hsl(340, 83%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5ce917  rgb(92, 233, 23)  hsl(100, 83%, 50%)  Harlequin