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#175CF9

#175cf9 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cf9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.76% cyan, 63.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, with 94.96% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #175cf9
  2. #f9b417

Split complementary

  1. #175cf9
  2. #f94317
  3. #cdf917

Analogous

  1. #17cdf9
  2. #175cf9
  3. #4317f9

Triadic

  1. #175cf9
  2. #f9175c
  3. #5cf917

Tetradic

  1. #175cf9
  2. #b417f9
  3. #f9b417
  4. #5cf917

Square

  1. #175cf9
  2. #f917cd
  3. #f9b417
  4. #17f943

Monochromatic

  1. #032574
  2. #053ebf
  3. #175cf9
  4. #6290fb
  5. #acc5fd

Shades

#175cf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cf9
  2. #1553e0
  3. #124ac7
  4. #1040ae
  5. #0e3795
  6. #0c2e7d
  7. #092564
  8. #071c4b
  9. #051232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cf9
  2. #2e6cfa
  3. #457dfa
  4. #5d8dfb
  5. #749dfb
  6. #8baefc
  7. #a2befd
  8. #b9cefd
  9. #d1defe
  10. #e8effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cf9
  2. #2260ed
  3. #2c63e1
  4. #3767d5
  5. #416ac9
  6. #4c6ebd
  7. #5672b0
  8. #6175a4
  9. #6b7998
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ff7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cf9 {
  color: #175cf9;
}
Background
.bg-175cf9 {
  background-color: #175cf9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cf9 {
  border: 2px solid #175cf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cf9, #4317f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 249 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.86 #e8a306 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175cf9  rgb(23, 92, 249)  hsl(222, 95%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f9b417  rgb(249, 180, 23)  hsl(42, 95%, 53%)  Amber
#f9175c  rgb(249, 23, 92)  hsl(342, 95%, 53%)  Folly
#5cf917  rgb(92, 249, 23)  hsl(102, 95%, 53%)  Harlequin