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#175EBE

#175ebe ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 50.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 214.49°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.1191

Complementary

  1. #175ebe
  2. #be7717

Split complementary

  1. #175ebe
  2. #be2317
  3. #b1be17

Analogous

  1. #17b1be
  2. #175ebe
  3. #2317be

Triadic

  1. #175ebe
  2. #be175e
  3. #5ebe17

Tetradic

  1. #175ebe
  2. #7717be
  3. #be7717
  4. #5ebe17

Square

  1. #175ebe
  2. #be17b1
  3. #be7717
  4. #17be23

Monochromatic

  1. #061a35
  2. #0f3c7a
  3. #175ebe
  4. #3a84e7
  5. #7fafef

Shades

#175ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ebe
  2. #1555ab
  3. #124b98
  4. #104285
  5. #0e3872
  6. #0c2f5f
  7. #09264c
  8. #071c39
  9. #051326
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ebe
  2. #2e6ec5
  3. #457ecb
  4. #5d8ed2
  5. #749ed8
  6. #8bafdf
  7. #a2bfe5
  8. #b9cfec
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ebe
  2. #2261b8
  3. #2c65b2
  4. #3768ab
  5. #416ca5
  6. #4c6f9f
  7. #567299
  8. #617693
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d6090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f69c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c65c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ebe {
  color: #175ebe;
}
Background
.bg-175ebe {
  background-color: #175ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ebe {
  border: 2px solid #175ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ebe, #2317be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 190 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.20 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.40 #e8a141 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ebe  rgb(23, 94, 190)  hsl(214, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#be7717  rgb(190, 119, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 42%)  Ochre
#be175e  rgb(190, 23, 94)  hsl(334, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ebe17  rgb(94, 190, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green