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#175EA6

#175ea6 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.14% cyan, 43.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 210.21°, with 75.66% saturation and 37.06% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #175ea6
  2. #a65f17

Split complementary

  1. #175ea6
  2. #a61817
  3. #a6a617

Analogous

  1. #17a6a6
  2. #175ea6
  3. #1817a6

Triadic

  1. #175ea6
  2. #a6175e
  3. #5ea617

Tetradic

  1. #175ea6
  2. #5f17a6
  3. #a65f17
  4. #5ea617

Square

  1. #175ea6
  2. #a617a6
  3. #a65f17
  4. #17a618

Monochromatic

  1. #041220
  2. #0e3863
  3. #175ea6
  4. #2884e1
  5. #6babeb

Shades

#175ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea6
  2. #155595
  3. #124b85
  4. #104274
  5. #0e3864
  6. #0c2f53
  7. #092642
  8. #071c32
  9. #051321
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea6
  2. #2e6eaf
  3. #457eb8
  4. #5d8ec1
  5. #749eca
  6. #8bafd3
  7. #a2bfdb
  8. #b9cfe4
  9. #d1dfed
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea6
  2. #2261a2
  3. #2c659e
  4. #37689b
  5. #416c97
  6. #4c6f93
  7. #56728f
  8. #61768b
  9. #6b7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3964a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d57a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f62a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b5aa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00698e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea6 {
  color: #175ea6;
}
Background
.bg-175ea6 {
  background-color: #175ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea6, #1817a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 166 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.61 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.99 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.65 #e8a159 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea6  rgb(23, 94, 166)  hsl(210, 76%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a65f17  rgb(166, 95, 23)  hsl(30, 76%, 37%)  Ginger
#a6175e  rgb(166, 23, 94)  hsl(330, 76%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea617  rgb(94, 166, 23)  hsl(90, 76%, 37%)  Kelly Green