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#175EA0

#175ea0 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea0 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 41.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 208.91°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.1073

Complementary

  1. #175ea0
  2. #a05917

Split complementary

  1. #175ea0
  2. #a01719
  3. #a09d17

Analogous

  1. #17a09d
  2. #175ea0
  3. #1719a0

Triadic

  1. #175ea0
  2. #a0175e
  3. #5ea017

Tetradic

  1. #175ea0
  2. #5917a0
  3. #a05917
  4. #5ea017

Square

  1. #175ea0
  2. #9d17a0
  3. #a05917
  4. #19a017

Monochromatic

  1. #040f1a
  2. #0d375d
  3. #175ea0
  4. #2485e0
  5. #67aae9

Shades

#175ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea0
  2. #155590
  3. #124b80
  4. #104270
  5. #0e3860
  6. #0c2f50
  7. #092640
  8. #071c30
  9. #051320
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea0
  2. #2e6eaa
  3. #457eb3
  4. #5d8ebd
  5. #749ec6
  6. #8bafd0
  7. #a2bfd9
  8. #b9cfe3
  9. #d1dfec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea0
  2. #22619d
  3. #2c659a
  4. #376896
  5. #416c93
  6. #4c6f90
  7. #56728d
  8. #61768a
  9. #6b7986
  10. #767d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d63a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #26579f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3261a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #215a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea0 {
  color: #175ea0;
}
Background
.bg-175ea0 {
  background-color: #175ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea0, #1719a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 160 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.76 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.17 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.42 #e8a15f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea0  rgb(23, 94, 160)  hsl(209, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a05917  rgb(160, 89, 23)  hsl(29, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a0175e  rgb(160, 23, 94)  hsl(329, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea017  rgb(94, 160, 23)  hsl(89, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab