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#175E91

#175e91 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175e91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.14% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 205.08°, with 72.62% saturation and 32.94% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #175e91
  2. #914a17

Split complementary

  1. #175e91
  2. #911721
  3. #918717

Analogous

  1. #179187
  2. #175e91
  3. #172191

Triadic

  1. #175e91
  2. #91175e
  3. #5e9117

Tetradic

  1. #175e91
  2. #4a1791
  3. #914a17
  4. #5e9117

Square

  1. #175e91
  2. #871791
  3. #914a17
  4. #219117

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #0d334f
  3. #175e91
  4. #2189d3
  5. #5cace5

Shades

#175e91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175e91
  2. #155583
  3. #124b74
  4. #104266
  5. #0e3857
  6. #0c2f49
  7. #09263a
  8. #071c2c
  9. #05131d
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175e91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175e91
  2. #2e6e9c
  3. #457ea7
  4. #5d8eb2
  5. #749ebd
  6. #8bafc8
  7. #a2bfd3
  8. #b9cfde
  9. #d1dfe9
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175e91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175e91
  2. #22618f
  3. #2c658e
  4. #37688c
  5. #416c8a
  6. #4c6f89
  7. #567287
  8. #617685
  9. #6b7983
  10. #767d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485c74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #466093 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345590 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385f92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5990 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175e91 {
  color: #175e91;
}
Background
.bg-175e91 {
  background-color: #175e91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175e91 {
  border: 2px solid #175e91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175e91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 73% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175e91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175e91, #172191);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175e91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 145 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.61 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.06 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.75 #e8a16e Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175e91  rgb(23, 94, 145)  hsl(205, 73%, 33%)  Lapis Lazuli
#914a17  rgb(145, 74, 23)  hsl(25, 73%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#91175e  rgb(145, 23, 94)  hsl(325, 73%, 33%)  Boysenberry
#5e9117  rgb(94, 145, 23)  hsl(85, 73%, 33%)  Olive Drab