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#175E80

#175e80 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175e80 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.03% cyan, 26.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 199.43°, with 69.54% saturation and 29.61% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #175e80
  2. #803917

Split complementary

  1. #175e80
  2. #801729
  3. #806e17

Analogous

  1. #17806e
  2. #175e80
  3. #172980

Triadic

  1. #175e80
  2. #80175e
  3. #5e8017

Tetradic

  1. #175e80
  2. #391780
  3. #803917
  4. #5e8017

Square

  1. #175e80
  2. #6e1780
  3. #803917
  4. #298017

Monochromatic

  1. #030d11
  2. #0b2e3f
  3. #175e80
  4. #238ec1
  5. #50b1e0

Shades

#175e80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175e80
  2. #155573
  3. #124b66
  4. #10425a
  5. #0e384d
  6. #0c2f40
  7. #092633
  8. #071c26
  9. #05131a
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175e80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175e80
  2. #2e6e8d
  3. #457e99
  4. #5d8ea6
  5. #749eb3
  6. #8bafc0
  7. #a2bfcc
  8. #b9cfd9
  9. #d1dfe6
  10. #e8eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175e80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175e80
  2. #226180
  3. #2c6580
  4. #376880
  5. #416c80
  6. #4c6f80
  7. #567280
  8. #617680
  9. #6b7980
  10. #767d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5d82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f547f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00676a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5e81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175e80 {
  color: #175e80;
}
Background
.bg-175e80 {
  background-color: #175e80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175e80 {
  border: 2px solid #175e80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175e80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175e80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175e80, #172980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175e80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 128 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.70 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.12 #e8a17f Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175e80  rgb(23, 94, 128)  hsl(199, 70%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#803917  rgb(128, 57, 23)  hsl(19, 70%, 30%)  Kobe
#80175e  rgb(128, 23, 94)  hsl(319, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium
#5e8017  rgb(94, 128, 23)  hsl(79, 70%, 30%)  Avocado