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#175EDE

#175ede ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.64% cyan, 57.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 218.59°, with 81.22% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #175ede
  2. #de9717

Split complementary

  1. #175ede
  2. #de3317
  3. #c2de17

Analogous

  1. #17c2de
  2. #175ede
  3. #3317de

Triadic

  1. #175ede
  2. #de175e
  3. #5ede17

Tetradic

  1. #175ede
  2. #9717de
  3. #de9717
  4. #5ede17

Square

  1. #175ede
  2. #de17c2
  3. #de9717
  4. #17de33

Monochromatic

  1. #092353
  2. #104199
  3. #175ede
  4. #548bed
  5. #9abaf4

Shades

#175ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ede
  2. #1555c8
  3. #124bb2
  4. #10429b
  5. #0e3885
  6. #0c2f6f
  7. #092659
  8. #071c43
  9. #05132c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ede
  2. #2e6ee1
  3. #457ee5
  4. #5d8ee8
  5. #749eeb
  6. #8bafef
  7. #a2bff2
  8. #b9cff5
  9. #d1dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ede
  2. #2261d5
  3. #2c65cb
  4. #3768c2
  5. #416cb8
  6. #4c6faf
  7. #5672a6
  8. #61769c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5263a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ede {
  color: #175ede;
}
Background
.bg-175ede {
  background-color: #175ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ede {
  border: 2px solid #175ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ede, #3317de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.09 #e8a121 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175ede  rgb(23, 94, 222)  hsl(219, 81%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#de9717  rgb(222, 151, 23)  hsl(39, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#de175e  rgb(222, 23, 94)  hsl(339, 81%, 48%)  Ruby
#5ede17  rgb(94, 222, 23)  hsl(99, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green