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#175FBB

#175fbb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.7% cyan, 49.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 213.66°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.42.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #175fbb
  2. #bb7317

Split complementary

  1. #175fbb
  2. #bb2117
  3. #b1bb17

Analogous

  1. #17b1bb
  2. #175fbb
  3. #2117bb

Triadic

  1. #175fbb
  2. #bb175f
  3. #5fbb17

Tetradic

  1. #175fbb
  2. #7317bb
  3. #bb7317
  4. #5fbb17

Square

  1. #175fbb
  2. #bb17b1
  3. #bb7317
  4. #17bb21

Monochromatic

  1. #061a33
  2. #0f3c77
  3. #175fbb
  4. #3885e7
  5. #7cafef

Shades

#175fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fbb
  2. #1556a8
  3. #124c96
  4. #104383
  5. #0e3970
  6. #0c305e
  7. #09264b
  8. #071d38
  9. #051325
  10. #020a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fbb
  2. #2e6fc2
  3. #457fc9
  4. #5d8fcf
  5. #749fd6
  6. #8bafdd
  7. #a2bfe4
  8. #b9cfeb
  9. #d1dff1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fbb
  2. #2262b5
  3. #2c66af
  4. #3769a9
  5. #416ca3
  6. #4c709e
  7. #567398
  8. #617692
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d608e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2769be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2165bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fbb {
  color: #175fbb;
}
Background
.bg-175fbb {
  background-color: #175fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fbb {
  border: 2px solid #175fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fbb, #2117bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 187 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.62 #e8a044 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fbb  rgb(23, 95, 187)  hsl(214, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bb7317  rgb(187, 115, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 41%)  Copper
#bb175f  rgb(187, 23, 95)  hsl(334, 78%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5fbb17  rgb(95, 187, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green