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#175DC9

#175dc9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 53.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 216.4°, with 79.46% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1223

Complementary

  1. #175dc9
  2. #c98317

Split complementary

  1. #175dc9
  2. #c92a17
  3. #b6c917

Analogous

  1. #17b6c9
  2. #175dc9
  3. #2a17c9

Triadic

  1. #175dc9
  2. #c9175d
  3. #5dc917

Tetradic

  1. #175dc9
  2. #8317c9
  3. #c98317
  4. #5dc917

Square

  1. #175dc9
  2. #c917b6
  3. #c98317
  4. #17c92a

Monochromatic

  1. #071d40
  2. #0f3d84
  3. #175dc9
  4. #4384e9
  5. #88b1f1

Shades

#175dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dc9
  2. #1554b5
  3. #124aa1
  4. #10418d
  5. #0e3879
  6. #0c2f65
  7. #092550
  8. #071c3c
  9. #051328
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dc9
  2. #2e6dce
  3. #457dd4
  4. #5d8ed9
  5. #749edf
  6. #8baee4
  7. #a2bee9
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d1dff4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dc9
  2. #2261c2
  3. #2c64ba
  4. #3768b3
  5. #416bac
  6. #4c6fa5
  7. #56729d
  8. #617696
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0565cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dc9 {
  color: #175dc9;
}
Background
.bg-175dc9 {
  background-color: #175dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #175dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dc9, #2a17c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 201 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.83 #e8a236 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dc9  rgb(23, 93, 201)  hsl(216, 79%, 44%)  Denim
#c98317  rgb(201, 131, 23)  hsl(36, 79%, 44%)  Bronze
#c9175d  rgb(201, 23, 93)  hsl(336, 79%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dc917  rgb(93, 201, 23)  hsl(96, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green