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#175FAF

#175faf ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175faf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.86% cyan, 45.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 211.58°, with 76.77% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #175faf
  2. #af6717

Split complementary

  1. #175faf
  2. #af1b17
  3. #abaf17

Analogous

  1. #17abaf
  2. #175faf
  3. #1b17af

Triadic

  1. #175faf
  2. #af175f
  3. #5faf17

Tetradic

  1. #175faf
  2. #6717af
  3. #af6717
  4. #5faf17

Square

  1. #175faf
  2. #af17ab
  3. #af6717
  4. #17af1b

Monochromatic

  1. #051628
  2. #0e3a6b
  3. #175faf
  4. #2f84e4
  5. #72aced

Shades

#175faf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175faf
  2. #15569e
  3. #124c8c
  4. #10437b
  5. #0e3969
  6. #0c3058
  7. #092646
  8. #071d35
  9. #051323
  10. #020a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#175faf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175faf
  2. #2e6fb7
  3. #457fbf
  4. #5d8fc7
  5. #749fcf
  6. #8bafd7
  7. #a2bfdf
  8. #b9cfe7
  9. #d1dfef
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175faf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175faf
  2. #2262aa
  3. #2c66a6
  4. #3769a1
  5. #416c9c
  6. #4c7098
  7. #567393
  8. #61768e
  9. #6b7989
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3466b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d59ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00727e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b63b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #115bae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175faf {
  color: #175faf;
}
Background
.bg-175faf {
  background-color: #175faf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175faf {
  border: 2px solid #175faf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175faf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175faf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175faf, #1b17af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175faf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 175 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.45 #e8a050 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Denim
#175faf  rgb(23, 95, 175)  hsl(212, 77%, 39%)  Denim
#af6717  rgb(175, 103, 23)  hsl(32, 77%, 39%)  Ginger
#af175f  rgb(175, 23, 95)  hsl(332, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5faf17  rgb(95, 175, 23)  hsl(92, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green