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#175EA3

#175ea3 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.89% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 209.57°, with 75.27% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.1083

Complementary

  1. #175ea3
  2. #a35c17

Split complementary

  1. #175ea3
  2. #a31718
  3. #a3a217

Analogous

  1. #17a3a2
  2. #175ea3
  3. #1718a3

Triadic

  1. #175ea3
  2. #a3175e
  3. #5ea317

Tetradic

  1. #175ea3
  2. #5c17a3
  3. #a35c17
  4. #5ea317

Square

  1. #175ea3
  2. #a217a3
  3. #a35c17
  4. #18a317

Monochromatic

  1. #04111d
  2. #0e3760
  3. #175ea3
  4. #2685e0
  5. #69aaea

Shades

#175ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea3
  2. #155593
  3. #124b82
  4. #104272
  5. #0e3862
  6. #0c2f52
  7. #092641
  8. #071c31
  9. #051321
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea3
  2. #2e6eac
  3. #457eb5
  4. #5d8ebf
  5. #749ec8
  6. #8bafd1
  7. #a2bfda
  8. #b9cfe3
  9. #d1dfed
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea3
  2. #2261a0
  3. #2c659c
  4. #376899
  5. #416c95
  6. #4c6f92
  7. #56728e
  8. #61768b
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b63a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2257a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3061a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e5aa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00688b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea3 {
  color: #175ea3;
}
Background
.bg-175ea3 {
  background-color: #175ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea3, #1718a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 163 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.88 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.95 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.62 #e8a15c Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea3  rgb(23, 94, 163)  hsl(210, 75%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a35c17  rgb(163, 92, 23)  hsl(30, 75%, 36%)  Ginger
#a3175e  rgb(163, 23, 94)  hsl(330, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea317  rgb(94, 163, 23)  hsl(90, 75%, 36%)  Kelly Green