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#175EA4

#175ea4 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.98% cyan, 42.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 209.79°, with 75.4% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #175ea4
  2. #a45d17

Split complementary

  1. #175ea4
  2. #a41717
  3. #a4a417

Analogous

  1. #17a4a4
  2. #175ea4
  3. #1717a4

Triadic

  1. #175ea4
  2. #a4175e
  3. #5ea417

Tetradic

  1. #175ea4
  2. #5d17a4
  3. #a45d17
  4. #5ea417

Square

  1. #175ea4
  2. #a417a4
  3. #a45d17
  4. #17a417

Monochromatic

  1. #04111e
  2. #0e3861
  3. #175ea4
  4. #2784e1
  5. #6aaaea

Shades

#175ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea4
  2. #155594
  3. #124b83
  4. #104273
  5. #0e3862
  6. #0c2f52
  7. #092642
  8. #071c31
  9. #051321
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea4
  2. #2e6ead
  3. #457eb6
  4. #5d8ebf
  5. #749ec8
  6. #8bafd2
  7. #a2bfdb
  8. #b9cfe4
  9. #d1dfed
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea4
  2. #2261a0
  3. #2c659d
  4. #376899
  5. #416c96
  6. #4c6f92
  7. #56728e
  8. #61768b
  9. #6b7987
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 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 #3b63a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2157a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3061a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d5aa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00688c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea4 {
  color: #175ea4;
}
Background
.bg-175ea4 {
  background-color: #175ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 75% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea4, #1717a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 164 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.79 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.63 #e8a15b Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea4  rgb(23, 94, 164)  hsl(210, 75%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a45d17  rgb(164, 93, 23)  hsl(30, 75%, 37%)  Ginger
#a4175e  rgb(164, 23, 94)  hsl(330, 75%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea417  rgb(94, 164, 23)  hsl(90, 75%, 37%)  Kelly Green