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#175EC6

#175ec6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ec6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.38% cyan, 52.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 215.66°, with 79.19% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #175ec6
  2. #c67f17

Split complementary

  1. #175ec6
  2. #c62817
  3. #b5c617

Analogous

  1. #17b5c6
  2. #175ec6
  3. #2817c6

Triadic

  1. #175ec6
  2. #c6175e
  3. #5ec617

Tetradic

  1. #175ec6
  2. #7f17c6
  3. #c67f17
  4. #5ec617

Square

  1. #175ec6
  2. #c617b5
  3. #c67f17
  4. #17c628

Monochromatic

  1. #071d3d
  2. #0f3d81
  3. #175ec6
  4. #4185e9
  5. #85b1f1

Shades

#175ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ec6
  2. #1555b2
  3. #124b9e
  4. #10428b
  5. #0e3877
  6. #0c2f63
  7. #09264f
  8. #071c3b
  9. #051328
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ec6
  2. #2e6ecc
  3. #457ed1
  4. #5d8ed7
  5. #749edd
  6. #8bafe3
  7. #a2bfe8
  8. #b9cfee
  9. #d1dff4
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ec6
  2. #2261bf
  3. #2c65b8
  4. #3768b1
  5. #416caa
  6. #4c6fa3
  7. #56729c
  8. #617695
  9. #6b798e
  10. #767d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b6aca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1166c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ec6 {
  color: #175ec6;
}
Background
.bg-175ec6 {
  background-color: #175ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #175ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ec6, #2817c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 198 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.01 #e8a139 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ec6  rgb(23, 94, 198)  hsl(216, 79%, 43%)  Denim
#c67f17  rgb(198, 127, 23)  hsl(36, 79%, 43%)  Bronze
#c6175e  rgb(198, 23, 94)  hsl(336, 79%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ec617  rgb(94, 198, 23)  hsl(96, 79%, 43%)  Kelly Green