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#175EA9

#175ea9 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.39% cyan, 44.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 210.82°, with 76.04% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #175ea9
  2. #a96217

Split complementary

  1. #175ea9
  2. #a91917
  3. #a7a917

Analogous

  1. #17a7a9
  2. #175ea9
  3. #1917a9

Triadic

  1. #175ea9
  2. #a9175e
  3. #5ea917

Tetradic

  1. #175ea9
  2. #6217a9
  3. #a96217
  4. #5ea917

Square

  1. #175ea9
  2. #a917a7
  3. #a96217
  4. #17a919

Monochromatic

  1. #051322
  2. #0e3966
  3. #175ea9
  4. #2a84e2
  5. #6eabeb

Shades

#175ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ea9
  2. #155598
  3. #124b87
  4. #104276
  5. #0e3865
  6. #0c2f55
  7. #092644
  8. #071c33
  9. #051322
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ea9
  2. #2e6eb2
  3. #457eba
  4. #5d8ec3
  5. #749ecb
  6. #8bafd4
  7. #a2bfdd
  8. #b9cfe5
  9. #d1dfee
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ea9
  2. #2261a5
  3. #2c65a1
  4. #37689d
  5. #416c99
  6. #4c6f95
  7. #567290
  8. #61768c
  9. #6b7988
  10. #767d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3764ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1858a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d62ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #175aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ea9 {
  color: #175ea9;
}
Background
.bg-175ea9 {
  background-color: #175ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #175ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ea9, #1917a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 169 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.70 #e8a156 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175ea9  rgb(23, 94, 169)  hsl(211, 76%, 38%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a96217  rgb(169, 98, 23)  hsl(31, 76%, 38%)  Ginger
#a9175e  rgb(169, 23, 94)  hsl(331, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea917  rgb(94, 169, 23)  hsl(91, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green