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#175EF2

#175ef2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175ef2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.5% cyan, 61.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.55°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #175ef2
  2. #f2ab17

Split complementary

  1. #175ef2
  2. #f23e17
  3. #cbf217

Analogous

  1. #17cbf2
  2. #175ef2
  3. #3e17f2

Triadic

  1. #175ef2
  2. #f2175e
  3. #5ef217

Tetradic

  1. #175ef2
  2. #ab17f2
  3. #f2ab17
  4. #5ef217

Square

  1. #175ef2
  2. #f217cb
  3. #f2ab17
  4. #17f23e

Monochromatic

  1. #06266a
  2. #0a41b2
  3. #175ef2
  4. #5f90f6
  5. #a8c3fa

Shades

#175ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175ef2
  2. #1555da
  3. #124bc2
  4. #1042a9
  5. #0e3891
  6. #0c2f79
  7. #092661
  8. #071c49
  9. #051330
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#175ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175ef2
  2. #2e6ef3
  3. #457ef5
  4. #5d8ef6
  5. #749ef7
  6. #8baff9
  7. #a2bffa
  8. #b9cffb
  9. #d1dffc
  10. #e8effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175ef2
  2. #2261e7
  3. #2c65db
  4. #3768d0
  5. #416cc4
  6. #4c6fb9
  7. #5672ae
  8. #6176a2
  9. #6b7997
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5566b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00859f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175ef2 {
  color: #175ef2;
}
Background
.bg-175ef2 {
  background-color: #175ef2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #175ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175ef2, #3e17f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.72 #e8a10d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#175ef2  rgb(23, 94, 242)  hsl(221, 89%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2ab17  rgb(242, 171, 23)  hsl(41, 89%, 52%)  Marigold
#f2175e  rgb(242, 23, 94)  hsl(341, 89%, 52%)  Cerise
#5ef217  rgb(94, 242, 23)  hsl(101, 89%, 52%)  Harlequin