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#175FB6

#175fb6 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fb6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.36% cyan, 47.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 212.83°, with 77.56% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.89.

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Relative luminance0.1174

Complementary

  1. #175fb6
  2. #b66e17

Split complementary

  1. #175fb6
  2. #b61f17
  3. #afb617

Analogous

  1. #17afb6
  2. #175fb6
  3. #1f17b6

Triadic

  1. #175fb6
  2. #b6175f
  3. #5fb617

Tetradic

  1. #175fb6
  2. #6e17b6
  3. #b66e17
  4. #5fb617

Square

  1. #175fb6
  2. #b617af
  3. #b66e17
  4. #17b61f

Monochromatic

  1. #06182e
  2. #0e3c72
  3. #175fb6
  4. #3484e5
  5. #78adee

Shades

#175fb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fb6
  2. #1556a4
  3. #124c92
  4. #10437f
  5. #0e396d
  6. #0c305b
  7. #092649
  8. #071d37
  9. #051324
  10. #020a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fb6
  2. #2e6fbd
  3. #457fc5
  4. #5d8fcc
  5. #749fd3
  6. #8bafdb
  7. #a2bfe2
  8. #b9cfe9
  9. #d1dff0
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fb6
  2. #2262b1
  3. #2c66ab
  4. #3769a6
  5. #416ca0
  6. #4c709b
  7. #567396
  8. #617690
  9. #6b798b
  10. #767d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d608b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d68b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2664b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #015cb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fb6 {
  color: #175fb6;
}
Background
.bg-175fb6 {
  background-color: #175fb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fb6 {
  border: 2px solid #175fb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fb6, #1f17b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 182 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.71 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.01 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.66 #e8a049 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fb6  rgb(23, 95, 182)  hsl(213, 78%, 40%)  Denim
#b66e17  rgb(182, 110, 23)  hsl(33, 78%, 40%)  Ginger
#b6175f  rgb(182, 23, 95)  hsl(333, 78%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5fb617  rgb(95, 182, 23)  hsl(93, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green