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#175E8A

#175e8a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175e8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 202.96°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1002

Complementary

  1. #175e8a
  2. #8a4317

Split complementary

  1. #175e8a
  2. #8a1724
  3. #8a7d17

Analogous

  1. #178a7d
  2. #175e8a
  3. #17248a

Triadic

  1. #175e8a
  2. #8a175e
  3. #5e8a17

Tetradic

  1. #175e8a
  2. #43178a
  3. #8a4317
  4. #5e8a17

Square

  1. #175e8a
  2. #7d178a
  3. #8a4317
  4. #248a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c11
  2. #0c3148
  3. #175e8a
  4. #228bcc
  5. #57ade3

Shades

#175e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175e8a
  2. #15557c
  3. #124b6e
  4. #104261
  5. #0e3853
  6. #0c2f45
  7. #092637
  8. #071c29
  9. #05131c
  10. #02090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#175e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175e8a
  2. #2e6e96
  3. #457ea1
  4. #5d8ead
  5. #749eb9
  6. #8bafc5
  7. #a2bfd0
  8. #b9cfdc
  9. #d1dfe8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175e8a
  2. #226189
  3. #2c6588
  4. #376887
  5. #416c86
  6. #4c6f85
  7. #567284
  8. #617683
  9. #6b7982
  10. #767d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #495f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00696e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f588a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00657a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175e8a {
  color: #175e8a;
}
Background
.bg-175e8a {
  background-color: #175e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175e8a {
  border: 2px solid #175e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175e8a, #17248a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 138 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.10 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.30 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.41 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.54 #e8a175 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175e8a  rgb(23, 94, 138)  hsl(203, 71%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a4317  rgb(138, 67, 23)  hsl(23, 71%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8a175e  rgb(138, 23, 94)  hsl(323, 71%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#5e8a17  rgb(94, 138, 23)  hsl(83, 71%, 32%)  Olive Drab