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#175DEC

#175dec ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.25% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 220.28°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #175dec
  2. #eca617

Split complementary

  1. #175dec
  2. #ec3b17
  3. #c8ec17

Analogous

  1. #17c8ec
  2. #175dec
  3. #3b17ec

Triadic

  1. #175dec
  2. #ec175d
  3. #5dec17

Tetradic

  1. #175dec
  2. #a617ec
  3. #eca617
  4. #5dec17

Square

  1. #175dec
  2. #ec17c8
  3. #eca617
  4. #17ec3b

Monochromatic

  1. #082662
  2. #0e41a9
  3. #175dec
  4. #5e8ef2
  5. #a4c0f8

Shades

#175dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175dec
  2. #1554d4
  3. #124abd
  4. #1041a5
  5. #0e388e
  6. #0c2f76
  7. #09255e
  8. #071c47
  9. #05132f
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175dec
  2. #2e6dee
  3. #457df0
  4. #5d8ef2
  5. #749ef4
  6. #8baef6
  7. #a2bef7
  8. #b9cef9
  9. #d1dffb
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175dec
  2. #2261e1
  3. #2c64d6
  4. #3768cc
  5. #416bc1
  6. #4c6fb6
  7. #5672ab
  8. #6176a0
  9. #6b7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5464ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175dec {
  color: #175dec;
}
Background
.bg-175dec {
  background-color: #175dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175dec {
  border: 2px solid #175dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175dec, #3b17ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.68 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.47 #e8a213 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175dec  rgb(23, 93, 236)  hsl(220, 85%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#eca617  rgb(236, 166, 23)  hsl(40, 85%, 51%)  Marigold
#ec175d  rgb(236, 23, 93)  hsl(340, 85%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5dec17  rgb(93, 236, 23)  hsl(100, 85%, 51%)  Harlequin