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#175ECB

#175ecb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 53.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 216.33°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.125

Complementary

  1. #175ecb
  2. #cb8417

Split complementary

  1. #175ecb
  2. #cb2a17
  3. #b8cb17

Analogous

  1. #17b8cb
  2. #175ecb
  3. #2a17cb

Triadic

  1. #175ecb
  2. #cb175e
  3. #5ecb17

Tetradic

  1. #175ecb
  2. #8417cb
  3. #cb8417
  4. #5ecb17

Square

  1. #175ecb
  2. #cb17b8
  3. #cb8417
  4. #17cb2a

Monochromatic

  1. #071e42
  2. #0f3e86
  3. #175ecb
  4. #4586ea
  5. #89b2f2

Shades

#175ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ecb
  2. #1555b7
  3. #124ba2
  4. #10428e
  5. #0e387a
  6. #0c2f66
  7. #092651
  8. #071c3d
  9. #051329
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ecb
  2. #2e6ed0
  3. #457ed5
  4. #5d8edb
  5. #749ee0
  6. #8bafe5
  7. #a2bfea
  8. #b9cfef
  9. #d1dff5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ecb
  2. #2261c4
  3. #2c65bc
  4. #3768b5
  5. #416cad
  6. #4c6fa6
  7. #56729e
  8. #617697
  9. #6b798f
  10. #767d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0566cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ecb {
  color: #175ecb;
}
Background
.bg-175ecb {
  background-color: #175ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ecb {
  border: 2px solid #175ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ecb, #2a17cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 203 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.38 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.76 #e8a134 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ecb  rgb(23, 94, 203)  hsl(216, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#cb8417  rgb(203, 132, 23)  hsl(36, 80%, 44%)  Bronze
#cb175e  rgb(203, 23, 94)  hsl(336, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ecb17  rgb(94, 203, 23)  hsl(96, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green