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#175EA8

#175ea8 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.31% cyan, 44.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 210.62°, with 75.92% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #175ea8
  2. #a86117

Split complementary

  1. #175ea8
  2. #a81817
  3. #a7a817

Analogous

  1. #17a7a8
  2. #175ea8
  3. #1817a8

Triadic

  1. #175ea8
  2. #a8175e
  3. #5ea817

Tetradic

  1. #175ea8
  2. #6117a8
  3. #a86117
  4. #5ea817

Square

  1. #175ea8
  2. #a817a7
  3. #a86117
  4. #17a818

Monochromatic

  1. #051321
  2. #0e3865
  3. #175ea8
  4. #2a84e2
  5. #6dabeb

Shades

#175ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea8
  2. #155597
  3. #124b86
  4. #104276
  5. #0e3865
  6. #0c2f54
  7. #092643
  8. #071c32
  9. #051322
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea8
  2. #2e6eb1
  3. #457eb9
  4. #5d8ec2
  5. #749ecb
  6. #8bafd4
  7. #a2bfdc
  8. #b9cfe5
  9. #d1dfee
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea8
  2. #2261a4
  3. #2c65a0
  4. #37689c
  5. #416c98
  6. #4c6f94
  7. #567290
  8. #61768c
  9. #6b7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3864ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a57a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d62aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #195aa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00698f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea8 {
  color: #175ea8;
}
Background
.bg-175ea8 {
  background-color: #175ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea8, #1817a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 168 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.43 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.04 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.68 #e8a157 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea8  rgb(23, 94, 168)  hsl(211, 76%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a86117  rgb(168, 97, 23)  hsl(31, 76%, 37%)  Ginger
#a8175e  rgb(168, 23, 94)  hsl(331, 76%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea817  rgb(94, 168, 23)  hsl(91, 76%, 37%)  Kelly Green