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#175EBC

#175ebc ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ebc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 214.18°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.77.

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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #175ebc
  2. #bc7517

Split complementary

  1. #175ebc
  2. #bc2217
  3. #b0bc17

Analogous

  1. #17b0bc
  2. #175ebc
  3. #2217bc

Triadic

  1. #175ebc
  2. #bc175e
  3. #5ebc17

Tetradic

  1. #175ebc
  2. #7517bc
  3. #bc7517
  4. #5ebc17

Square

  1. #175ebc
  2. #bc17b0
  3. #bc7517
  4. #17bc22

Monochromatic

  1. #061a34
  2. #0f3c78
  3. #175ebc
  4. #3984e7
  5. #7daeef

Shades

#175ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ebc
  2. #1555a9
  3. #124b96
  4. #104284
  5. #0e3871
  6. #0c2f5e
  7. #09264b
  8. #071c38
  9. #051326
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ebc
  2. #2e6ec3
  3. #457ec9
  4. #5d8ed0
  5. #749ed7
  6. #8bafde
  7. #a2bfe4
  8. #b9cfeb
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ebc
  2. #2261b6
  3. #2c65b0
  4. #3768aa
  5. #416ca4
  6. #4c6f9e
  7. #567298
  8. #617692
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2268bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e64be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ebc {
  color: #175ebc;
}
Background
.bg-175ebc {
  background-color: #175ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ebc {
  border: 2px solid #175ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ebc, #2217bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 188 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.12 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.58 #e8a143 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ebc  rgb(23, 94, 188)  hsl(214, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bc7517  rgb(188, 117, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 41%)  Ochre
#bc175e  rgb(188, 23, 94)  hsl(334, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ebc17  rgb(94, 188, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green