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#175EB4

#175eb4 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175eb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.22% cyan, 47.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 212.87°, with 77.34% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.1148

Complementary

  1. #175eb4
  2. #b46d17

Split complementary

  1. #175eb4
  2. #b41f17
  3. #acb417

Analogous

  1. #17acb4
  2. #175eb4
  3. #1f17b4

Triadic

  1. #175eb4
  2. #b4175e
  3. #5eb417

Tetradic

  1. #175eb4
  2. #6d17b4
  3. #b46d17
  4. #5eb417

Square

  1. #175eb4
  2. #b417ac
  3. #b46d17
  4. #17b41f

Monochromatic

  1. #06172c
  2. #0e3b70
  3. #175eb4
  4. #3383e5
  5. #76acee

Shades

#175eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175eb4
  2. #1555a2
  3. #124b90
  4. #10427e
  5. #0e386c
  6. #0c2f5a
  7. #092648
  8. #071c36
  9. #051324
  10. #020912
  11. #000000

Tints

#175eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175eb4
  2. #2e6ebc
  3. #457ec3
  4. #5d8ecb
  5. #749ed2
  6. #8bafda
  7. #a2bfe1
  8. #b9cfe9
  9. #d1dff0
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175eb4
  2. #2261af
  3. #2c65aa
  4. #3768a4
  5. #416c9f
  6. #4c6f9a
  7. #567295
  8. #617690
  9. #6b798a
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c67b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2563b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #025bb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175eb4 {
  color: #175eb4;
}
Background
.bg-175eb4 {
  background-color: #175eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #175eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175eb4, #1f17b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 180 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.52 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.56 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.81 #e8a14b Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Denim
#175eb4  rgb(23, 94, 180)  hsl(213, 77%, 40%)  Denim
#b46d17  rgb(180, 109, 23)  hsl(33, 77%, 40%)  Ginger
#b4175e  rgb(180, 23, 94)  hsl(333, 77%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5eb417  rgb(94, 180, 23)  hsl(93, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green