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#175F9E

#175f9e ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175f9e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.44% cyan, 39.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 74.59% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #175f9e
  2. #9e5617

Split complementary

  1. #175f9e
  2. #9e171b
  3. #9e9a17

Analogous

  1. #179e9a
  2. #175f9e
  3. #171b9e

Triadic

  1. #175f9e
  2. #9e175f
  3. #5f9e17

Tetradic

  1. #175f9e
  2. #56179e
  3. #9e5617
  4. #5f9e17

Square

  1. #175f9e
  2. #9a179e
  3. #9e5617
  4. #1b9e17

Monochromatic

  1. #040f18
  2. #0d375b
  3. #175f9e
  4. #2387df
  5. #65abe9

Shades

#175f9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f9e
  2. #15568e
  3. #124c7e
  4. #10436f
  5. #0e395f
  6. #0c304f
  7. #09263f
  8. #071d2f
  9. #051320
  10. #020a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f9e
  2. #2e6fa8
  3. #457fb1
  4. #5d8fbb
  5. #749fc5
  6. #8bafcf
  7. #a2bfd8
  8. #b9cfe2
  9. #d1dfec
  10. #e8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f9e
  2. #22629b
  3. #2c6698
  4. #376995
  5. #416c92
  6. #4c708f
  7. #56738c
  8. #617689
  9. #6b7986
  10. #767d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4063a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b579d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3461a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #245a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f9e {
  color: #175f9e;
}
Background
.bg-175f9e {
  background-color: #175f9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f9e {
  border: 2px solid #175f9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f9e, #171b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 158 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.12 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.48 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.68 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.84 #e8a061 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#175f9e  rgb(23, 95, 158)  hsl(208, 75%, 35%)  Lapis Lazuli
#9e5617  rgb(158, 86, 23)  hsl(28, 75%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9e175f  rgb(158, 23, 95)  hsl(328, 75%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5f9e17  rgb(95, 158, 23)  hsl(88, 75%, 35%)  Olive Drab