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#175DEF

#175def ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175def 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.38% cyan, 61.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.56°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #175def
  2. #efa917

Split complementary

  1. #175def
  2. #ef3d17
  3. #c9ef17

Analogous

  1. #17c9ef
  2. #175def
  3. #3d17ef

Triadic

  1. #175def
  2. #ef175d
  3. #5def17

Tetradic

  1. #175def
  2. #a917ef
  3. #efa917
  4. #5def17

Square

  1. #175def
  2. #ef17c9
  3. #efa917
  4. #17ef3d

Monochromatic

  1. #072666
  2. #0c40ae
  3. #175def
  4. #5f8ff4
  5. #a6c1f9

Shades

#175def mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175def
  2. #1554d7
  3. #124abf
  4. #1041a7
  5. #0e388f
  6. #0c2f78
  7. #092560
  8. #071c48
  9. #051330
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175def mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175def
  2. #2e6df1
  3. #457df2
  4. #5d8ef4
  5. #749ef5
  6. #8baef7
  7. #a2bef9
  8. #b9cefa
  9. #d1dffc
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175def mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175def
  2. #2261e4
  3. #2c64d9
  4. #3768ce
  5. #416bc3
  6. #4c6fb8
  7. #5672ac
  8. #6176a1
  9. #6b7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5465af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175def {
  color: #175def;
}
Background
.bg-175def {
  background-color: #175def;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175def {
  border: 2px solid #175def;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175def;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 93 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175def {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175def, #3d17ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175def {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 93 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.25 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.33 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.46 #e8a210 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175def  rgb(23, 93, 239)  hsl(221, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efa917  rgb(239, 169, 23)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#ef175d  rgb(239, 23, 93)  hsl(341, 87%, 51%)  Cerise
#5def17  rgb(93, 239, 23)  hsl(101, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin