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#175EAD

#175ead ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ead 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.71% cyan, 45.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 211.6°, with 76.53% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.112

Complementary

  1. #175ead
  2. #ad6617

Split complementary

  1. #175ead
  2. #ad1b17
  3. #a9ad17

Analogous

  1. #17a9ad
  2. #175ead
  3. #1b17ad

Triadic

  1. #175ead
  2. #ad175e
  3. #5ead17

Tetradic

  1. #175ead
  2. #6617ad
  3. #ad6617
  4. #5ead17

Square

  1. #175ead
  2. #ad17a9
  3. #ad6617
  4. #17ad1b

Monochromatic

  1. #051526
  2. #0e3969
  3. #175ead
  4. #2d83e3
  5. #71abec

Shades

#175ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ead
  2. #15559c
  3. #124b8a
  4. #104279
  5. #0e3868
  6. #0c2f57
  7. #092645
  8. #071c34
  9. #051323
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ead
  2. #2e6eb5
  3. #457ebd
  4. #5d8ec6
  5. #749ece
  6. #8bafd6
  7. #a2bfde
  8. #b9cfe6
  9. #d1dfef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ead
  2. #2261a9
  3. #2c65a4
  4. #3768a0
  5. #416c9b
  6. #4c6f97
  7. #567292
  8. #61768e
  9. #6b7989
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3365b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e58ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00717d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a62af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #125aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ead {
  color: #175ead;
}
Background
.bg-175ead {
  background-color: #175ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ead {
  border: 2px solid #175ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ead, #1b17ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 173 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.71 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.78 #e8a152 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175ead  rgb(23, 94, 173)  hsl(212, 77%, 38%)  Denim
#ad6617  rgb(173, 102, 23)  hsl(32, 77%, 38%)  Ginger
#ad175e  rgb(173, 23, 94)  hsl(332, 77%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ead17  rgb(94, 173, 23)  hsl(92, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green