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#175EC8

#175ec8 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ec8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.5% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 215.93°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1236

Complementary

  1. #175ec8
  2. #c88117

Split complementary

  1. #175ec8
  2. #c82817
  3. #b7c817

Analogous

  1. #17b7c8
  2. #175ec8
  3. #2817c8

Triadic

  1. #175ec8
  2. #c8175e
  3. #5ec817

Tetradic

  1. #175ec8
  2. #8117c8
  3. #c88117
  4. #5ec817

Square

  1. #175ec8
  2. #c817b7
  3. #c88117
  4. #17c828

Monochromatic

  1. #071e3f
  2. #0f3e83
  3. #175ec8
  4. #4285e9
  5. #87b2f1

Shades

#175ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ec8
  2. #1555b4
  3. #124ba0
  4. #10428c
  5. #0e3878
  6. #0c2f64
  7. #092650
  8. #071c3c
  9. #051328
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ec8
  2. #2e6ece
  3. #457ed3
  4. #5d8ed9
  5. #749ede
  6. #8bafe4
  7. #a2bfe9
  8. #b9cfef
  9. #d1dff4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ec8
  2. #2261c1
  3. #2c65ba
  4. #3768b2
  5. #416cab
  6. #4c6fa4
  7. #56729d
  8. #617696
  9. #6b798e
  10. #767d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #036bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d66ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ec8 {
  color: #175ec8;
}
Background
.bg-175ec8 {
  background-color: #175ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #175ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ec8, #2817c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 200 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.09 #e8a137 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ec8  rgb(23, 94, 200)  hsl(216, 79%, 44%)  Denim
#c88117  rgb(200, 129, 23)  hsl(36, 79%, 44%)  Bronze
#c8175e  rgb(200, 23, 94)  hsl(336, 79%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ec817  rgb(94, 200, 23)  hsl(96, 79%, 44%)  Kelly Green