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#175ED9

#175ed9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ed9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.4% cyan, 56.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 218.04°, with 80.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #175ed9
  2. #d99217

Split complementary

  1. #175ed9
  2. #d93117
  3. #bfd917

Analogous

  1. #17bfd9
  2. #175ed9
  3. #3117d9

Triadic

  1. #175ed9
  2. #d9175e
  3. #5ed917

Tetradic

  1. #175ed9
  2. #9217d9
  3. #d99217
  4. #5ed917

Square

  1. #175ed9
  2. #d917bf
  3. #d99217
  4. #17d931

Monochromatic

  1. #08224f
  2. #104094
  3. #175ed9
  4. #5089ec
  5. #95b8f4

Shades

#175ed9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ed9
  2. #1555c3
  3. #124bae
  4. #104298
  5. #0e3882
  6. #0c2f6d
  7. #092657
  8. #071c41
  9. #05132b
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ed9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ed9
  2. #2e6edd
  3. #457ee1
  4. #5d8ee4
  5. #749ee8
  6. #8bafec
  7. #a2bff0
  8. #b9cff4
  9. #d1dff7
  10. #e8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ed9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ed9
  2. #2261d0
  3. #2c65c7
  4. #3768be
  5. #416cb5
  6. #4c6fad
  7. #5672a4
  8. #61769b
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5163a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ed9 {
  color: #175ed9;
}
Background
.bg-175ed9 {
  background-color: #175ed9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ed9 {
  border: 2px solid #175ed9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ed9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ed9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ed9, #3117d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ed9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 217 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.42 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.74 #e8a126 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Denim
#175ed9  rgb(23, 94, 217)  hsl(218, 81%, 47%)  Denim
#d99217  rgb(217, 146, 23)  hsl(38, 81%, 47%)  Gamboge
#d9175e  rgb(217, 23, 94)  hsl(338, 81%, 47%)  Ruby
#5ed917  rgb(94, 217, 23)  hsl(98, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green