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#175CF3

#175cf3 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cf3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.53% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.18°, with 90.16% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #175cf3
  2. #f3ae17

Split complementary

  1. #175cf3
  2. #f34017
  3. #caf317

Analogous

  1. #17caf3
  2. #175cf3
  3. #4017f3

Triadic

  1. #175cf3
  2. #f3175c
  3. #5cf317

Tetradic

  1. #175cf3
  2. #ae17f3
  3. #f3ae17
  4. #5cf317

Square

  1. #175cf3
  2. #f317ca
  3. #f3ae17
  4. #17f340

Monochromatic

  1. #06266b
  2. #093fb4
  3. #175cf3
  4. #608ff7
  5. #a8c2fb

Shades

#175cf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cf3
  2. #1553db
  3. #124ac2
  4. #1040aa
  5. #0e3792
  6. #0c2e7a
  7. #092561
  8. #071c49
  9. #051231
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cf3
  2. #2e6cf4
  3. #457df5
  4. #5d8df7
  5. #749df8
  6. #8baef9
  7. #a2befa
  8. #b9cefb
  9. #d1defd
  10. #e8effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cf3
  2. #2260e8
  3. #2c63dc
  4. #3767d1
  5. #416ac5
  6. #4c6eba
  7. #5672ae
  8. #6175a3
  9. #6b7997
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5464b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bf6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cf3 {
  color: #175cf3;
}
Background
.bg-175cf3 {
  background-color: #175cf3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cf3 {
  border: 2px solid #175cf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 90% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cf3, #4017f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 243 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.57 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.27 #e8a30c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175cf3  rgb(23, 92, 243)  hsl(221, 90%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f3ae17  rgb(243, 174, 23)  hsl(41, 90%, 52%)  Marigold
#f3175c  rgb(243, 23, 92)  hsl(341, 90%, 52%)  Amaranth
#5cf317  rgb(92, 243, 23)  hsl(101, 90%, 52%)  Harlequin