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#175DBE

#175dbe ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 51.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 214.85°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #175dbe
  2. #be7817

Split complementary

  1. #175dbe
  2. #be2417
  3. #b0be17

Analogous

  1. #17b0be
  2. #175dbe
  3. #2417be

Triadic

  1. #175dbe
  2. #be175d
  3. #5dbe17

Tetradic

  1. #175dbe
  2. #7817be
  3. #be7817
  4. #5dbe17

Square

  1. #175dbe
  2. #be17b0
  3. #be7817
  4. #17be24

Monochromatic

  1. #061a35
  2. #0f3c7a
  3. #175dbe
  4. #3a83e7
  5. #7faeef

Shades

#175dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dbe
  2. #1554ab
  3. #124a98
  4. #104185
  5. #0e3872
  6. #0c2f5f
  7. #09254c
  8. #071c39
  9. #051326
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dbe
  2. #2e6dc5
  3. #457dcb
  4. #5d8ed2
  5. #749ed8
  6. #8baedf
  7. #a2bee5
  8. #b9ceec
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dbe
  2. #2261b8
  3. #2c64b2
  4. #3768ab
  5. #416ba5
  6. #4c6f9f
  7. #567299
  8. #617693
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b68c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a64c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dbe {
  color: #175dbe;
}
Background
.bg-175dbe {
  background-color: #175dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dbe {
  border: 2px solid #175dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dbe, #2417be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 190 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.45 #e8a241 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dbe  rgb(23, 93, 190)  hsl(215, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#be7817  rgb(190, 120, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 42%)  Ochre
#be175d  rgb(190, 23, 93)  hsl(335, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dbe17  rgb(93, 190, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green