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#175E85

#175e85 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175e85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.71% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 201.27°, with 70.51% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0988

Complementary

  1. #175e85
  2. #853e17

Split complementary

  1. #175e85
  2. #851727
  3. #857517

Analogous

  1. #178575
  2. #175e85
  3. #172785

Triadic

  1. #175e85
  2. #85175e
  3. #5e8517

Tetradic

  1. #175e85
  2. #3e1785
  3. #853e17
  4. #5e8517

Square

  1. #175e85
  2. #751785
  3. #853e17
  4. #278517

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0c3044
  3. #175e85
  4. #228cc6
  5. #54afe1

Shades

#175e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175e85
  2. #155578
  3. #124b6a
  4. #10425d
  5. #0e3850
  6. #0c2f43
  7. #092635
  8. #071c28
  9. #05131b
  10. #02090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#175e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175e85
  2. #2e6e91
  3. #457e9d
  4. #5d8eaa
  5. #749eb6
  6. #8bafc2
  7. #a2bfce
  8. #b9cfda
  9. #d1dfe7
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175e85
  2. #226185
  3. #2c6584
  4. #376884
  5. #416c83
  6. #4c6f83
  7. #567282
  8. #617682
  9. #6b7981
  10. #767d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475b6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5e87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5484 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00686c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5e86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #315885 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175e85 {
  color: #175e85;
}
Background
.bg-175e85 {
  background-color: #175e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175e85 {
  border: 2px solid #175e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175e85, #172785);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 133 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.39 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.30 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.27 #e8a17a Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175e85  rgb(23, 94, 133)  hsl(201, 71%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#853e17  rgb(133, 62, 23)  hsl(21, 71%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#85175e  rgb(133, 23, 94)  hsl(321, 71%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#5e8517  rgb(94, 133, 23)  hsl(81, 71%, 31%)  Avocado