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#175EA2

#175ea2 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.8% cyan, 41.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 209.35°, with 75.14% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.108

Complementary

  1. #175ea2
  2. #a25b17

Split complementary

  1. #175ea2
  2. #a21718
  3. #a2a017

Analogous

  1. #17a2a0
  2. #175ea2
  3. #1718a2

Triadic

  1. #175ea2
  2. #a2175e
  3. #5ea217

Tetradic

  1. #175ea2
  2. #5b17a2
  3. #a25b17
  4. #5ea217

Square

  1. #175ea2
  2. #a017a2
  3. #a25b17
  4. #18a217

Monochromatic

  1. #04101c
  2. #0d375f
  3. #175ea2
  4. #2585e0
  5. #68aaea

Shades

#175ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea2
  2. #155592
  3. #124b82
  4. #104271
  5. #0e3861
  6. #0c2f51
  7. #092641
  8. #071c31
  9. #051320
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea2
  2. #2e6eab
  3. #457eb5
  4. #5d8ebe
  5. #749ec7
  6. #8bafd1
  7. #a2bfda
  8. #b9cfe3
  9. #d1dfec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea2
  2. #22619f
  3. #2c659b
  4. #376898
  5. #416c94
  6. #4c6f91
  7. #56728e
  8. #61768a
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c63a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2357a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3161a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f5aa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00688b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea2 {
  color: #175ea2;
}
Background
.bg-175ea2 {
  background-color: #175ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea2, #1718a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 162 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.49 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.98 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.61 #e8a15d Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea2  rgb(23, 94, 162)  hsl(209, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a25b17  rgb(162, 91, 23)  hsl(29, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a2175e  rgb(162, 23, 94)  hsl(329, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea217  rgb(94, 162, 23)  hsl(89, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab