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#175DCF

#175dcf ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 55.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 217.17°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #175dcf
  2. #cf8917

Split complementary

  1. #175dcf
  2. #cf2d17
  3. #b9cf17

Analogous

  1. #17b9cf
  2. #175dcf
  3. #2d17cf

Triadic

  1. #175dcf
  2. #cf175d
  3. #5dcf17

Tetradic

  1. #175dcf
  2. #8917cf
  3. #cf8917
  4. #5dcf17

Square

  1. #175dcf
  2. #cf17b9
  3. #cf8917
  4. #17cf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #081f45
  2. #0f3e8a
  3. #175dcf
  4. #4886eb
  5. #8db3f2

Shades

#175dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dcf
  2. #1554ba
  3. #124aa6
  4. #104191
  5. #0e387c
  6. #0c2f68
  7. #092553
  8. #071c3e
  9. #051329
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dcf
  2. #2e6dd4
  3. #457dd9
  4. #5d8edd
  5. #749ee2
  6. #8baee7
  7. #a2beec
  8. #b9cef1
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dcf
  2. #2261c7
  3. #2c64bf
  4. #3768b7
  5. #416baf
  6. #4c6fa8
  7. #5672a0
  8. #617698
  9. #6b7990
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dcf {
  color: #175dcf;
}
Background
.bg-175dcf {
  background-color: #175dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dcf {
  border: 2px solid #175dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dcf, #2d17cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 207 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.17 #e8a230 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175dcf  rgb(23, 93, 207)  hsl(217, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#cf8917  rgb(207, 137, 23)  hsl(37, 80%, 45%)  Fulvous
#cf175d  rgb(207, 23, 93)  hsl(337, 80%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dcf17  rgb(93, 207, 23)  hsl(97, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green