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#175EA1

#175ea1 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 41.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 209.13°, with 75% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1076

Complementary

  1. #175ea1
  2. #a15a17

Split complementary

  1. #175ea1
  2. #a11719
  3. #a19f17

Analogous

  1. #17a19f
  2. #175ea1
  3. #1719a1

Triadic

  1. #175ea1
  2. #a1175e
  3. #5ea117

Tetradic

  1. #175ea1
  2. #5a17a1
  3. #a15a17
  4. #5ea117

Square

  1. #175ea1
  2. #9f17a1
  3. #a15a17
  4. #19a117

Monochromatic

  1. #04101b
  2. #0d375e
  3. #175ea1
  4. #2585e0
  5. #68aae9

Shades

#175ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea1
  2. #155591
  3. #124b81
  4. #104271
  5. #0e3861
  6. #0c2f51
  7. #092640
  8. #071c30
  9. #051320
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea1
  2. #2e6eaa
  3. #457eb4
  4. #5d8ebd
  5. #749ec7
  6. #8bafd0
  7. #a2bfd9
  8. #b9cfe3
  9. #d1dfec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea1
  2. #22619e
  3. #2c659a
  4. #376897
  5. #416c94
  6. #4c6f91
  7. #56728d
  8. #61768a
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d63a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2557a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3161a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #205aa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00688a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea1 {
  color: #175ea1;
}
Background
.bg-175ea1 {
  background-color: #175ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea1, #1719a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 161 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.07 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.53 #e8a15e Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea1  rgb(23, 94, 161)  hsl(209, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a15a17  rgb(161, 90, 23)  hsl(29, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a1175e  rgb(161, 23, 94)  hsl(329, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea117  rgb(94, 161, 23)  hsl(89, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab