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#175EBF

#175ebf ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ebf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.96% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 214.64°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #175ebf
  2. #bf7817

Split complementary

  1. #175ebf
  2. #bf2417
  3. #b2bf17

Analogous

  1. #17b2bf
  2. #175ebf
  3. #2417bf

Triadic

  1. #175ebf
  2. #bf175e
  3. #5ebf17

Tetradic

  1. #175ebf
  2. #7817bf
  3. #bf7817
  4. #5ebf17

Square

  1. #175ebf
  2. #bf17b2
  3. #bf7817
  4. #17bf24

Monochromatic

  1. #071b36
  2. #0f3c7b
  3. #175ebf
  4. #3b84e7
  5. #7faff0

Shades

#175ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ebf
  2. #1555ac
  3. #124b99
  4. #104286
  5. #0e3873
  6. #0c2f60
  7. #09264c
  8. #071c39
  9. #051326
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ebf
  2. #2e6ec5
  3. #457ecc
  4. #5d8ed2
  5. #749ed9
  6. #8bafdf
  7. #a2bfe5
  8. #b9cfec
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ebf
  2. #2261b9
  3. #2c65b2
  4. #3768ac
  5. #416ca6
  6. #4c6fa0
  7. #567299
  8. #617693
  9. #6b798d
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d6090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d69c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b65c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ebf {
  color: #175ebf;
}
Background
.bg-175ebf {
  background-color: #175ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ebf {
  border: 2px solid #175ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ebf, #2417bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 191 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.24 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.49 #e8a140 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ebf  rgb(23, 94, 191)  hsl(215, 79%, 42%)  Denim
#bf7817  rgb(191, 120, 23)  hsl(35, 79%, 42%)  Ochre
#bf175e  rgb(191, 23, 94)  hsl(335, 79%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ebf17  rgb(94, 191, 23)  hsl(95, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green