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#175FB4

#175fb4 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.22% cyan, 47.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 212.48°, with 77.34% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #175fb4
  2. #b46c17

Split complementary

  1. #175fb4
  2. #b41d17
  3. #adb417

Analogous

  1. #17adb4
  2. #175fb4
  3. #1d17b4

Triadic

  1. #175fb4
  2. #b4175f
  3. #5fb417

Tetradic

  1. #175fb4
  2. #6c17b4
  3. #b46c17
  4. #5fb417

Square

  1. #175fb4
  2. #b417ad
  3. #b46c17
  4. #17b41d

Monochromatic

  1. #06172c
  2. #0e3b70
  3. #175fb4
  4. #3384e5
  5. #76adee

Shades

#175fb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fb4
  2. #1556a2
  3. #124c90
  4. #10437e
  5. #0e396c
  6. #0c305a
  7. #092648
  8. #071d36
  9. #051324
  10. #020a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fb4
  2. #2e6fbc
  3. #457fc3
  4. #5d8fcb
  5. #749fd2
  6. #8bafda
  7. #a2bfe1
  8. #b9cfe9
  9. #d1dff0
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fb4
  2. #2262af
  3. #2c66aa
  4. #3769a4
  5. #416c9f
  6. #4c709a
  7. #567395
  8. #617690
  9. #6b798a
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d608a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f67b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2764b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #075cb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fb4 {
  color: #175fb4;
}
Background
.bg-175fb4 {
  background-color: #175fb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fb4 {
  border: 2px solid #175fb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 77% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fb4, #1d17b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 180 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.89 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.59 #e8a04b Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fb4  rgb(23, 95, 180)  hsl(212, 77%, 40%)  Denim
#b46c17  rgb(180, 108, 23)  hsl(32, 77%, 40%)  Ginger
#b4175f  rgb(180, 23, 95)  hsl(332, 77%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5fb417  rgb(95, 180, 23)  hsl(92, 77%, 40%)  Kelly Green