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#175DBB

#175dbb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.47% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.7% cyan, 50.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 214.39°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.116

Complementary

  1. #175dbb
  2. #bb7517

Split complementary

  1. #175dbb
  2. #bb2317
  3. #afbb17

Analogous

  1. #17afbb
  2. #175dbb
  3. #2317bb

Triadic

  1. #175dbb
  2. #bb175d
  3. #5dbb17

Tetradic

  1. #175dbb
  2. #7517bb
  3. #bb7517
  4. #5dbb17

Square

  1. #175dbb
  2. #bb17af
  3. #bb7517
  4. #17bb23

Monochromatic

  1. #061933
  2. #0f3b77
  3. #175dbb
  4. #3882e7
  5. #7cadef

Shades

#175dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dbb
  2. #1554a8
  3. #124a96
  4. #104183
  5. #0e3870
  6. #0c2f5e
  7. #09254b
  8. #071c38
  9. #051325
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dbb
  2. #2e6dc2
  3. #457dc9
  4. #5d8ecf
  5. #749ed6
  6. #8baedd
  7. #a2bee4
  8. #b9ceeb
  9. #d1dff1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dbb
  2. #2261b5
  3. #2c64af
  4. #3768a9
  5. #416ba3
  6. #4c6f9e
  7. #567298
  8. #617692
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2067be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d63bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dbb {
  color: #175dbb;
}
Background
.bg-175dbb {
  background-color: #175dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dbb {
  border: 2px solid #175dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dbb, #2317bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 187 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.29 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.42 #e8a244 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dbb  rgb(23, 93, 187)  hsl(214, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bb7517  rgb(187, 117, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 41%)  Copper
#bb175d  rgb(187, 23, 93)  hsl(334, 78%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5dbb17  rgb(93, 187, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green