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#175CFE

#175cfe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175cfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.94% cyan, 63.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.08°, with 99.14% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #175cfe
  2. #feb917

Split complementary

  1. #175cfe
  2. #fe4517
  3. #cffe17

Analogous

  1. #17cffe
  2. #175cfe
  3. #4517fe

Triadic

  1. #175cfe
  2. #fe175c
  3. #5cfe17

Tetradic

  1. #175cfe
  2. #b917fe
  3. #feb917
  4. #5cfe17

Square

  1. #175cfe
  2. #fe17cf
  3. #feb917
  4. #17fe45

Monochromatic

  1. #01257b
  2. #013cc8
  3. #175cfe
  4. #6391fe
  5. #afc7ff

Shades

#175cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175cfe
  2. #1553e5
  3. #124acb
  4. #1040b2
  5. #0e3798
  6. #0c2e7f
  7. #092566
  8. #071c4c
  9. #051233
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#175cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175cfe
  2. #2e6cfe
  3. #457dfe
  4. #5d8dfe
  5. #749dfe
  6. #8baeff
  7. #a2beff
  8. #b9ceff
  9. #d1deff
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175cfe
  2. #2260f1
  3. #2c63e5
  4. #3767d8
  5. #416acc
  6. #4c6ebf
  7. #5672b2
  8. #6175a6
  9. #6b7999
  10. #767c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5666b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0088a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ffc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175cfe {
  color: #175cfe;
}
Background
.bg-175cfe {
  background-color: #175cfe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175cfe {
  border: 2px solid #175cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 92 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 99% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175cfe, #4517fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 92 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.96 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.57 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.32 #e8a301 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175cfe  rgb(23, 92, 254)  hsl(222, 99%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#feb917  rgb(254, 185, 23)  hsl(42, 99%, 54%)  Amber
#fe175c  rgb(254, 23, 92)  hsl(342, 99%, 54%)  Folly
#5cfe17  rgb(92, 254, 23)  hsl(102, 99%, 54%)  Harlequin