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#175FBD

#175fbd ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.83% cyan, 49.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 213.98°, with 78.3% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.44.

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Relative luminance0.1204

Complementary

  1. #175fbd
  2. #bd7517

Split complementary

  1. #175fbd
  2. #bd2217
  3. #b2bd17

Analogous

  1. #17b2bd
  2. #175fbd
  3. #2217bd

Triadic

  1. #175fbd
  2. #bd175f
  3. #5fbd17

Tetradic

  1. #175fbd
  2. #7517bd
  3. #bd7517
  4. #5fbd17

Square

  1. #175fbd
  2. #bd17b2
  3. #bd7517
  4. #17bd22

Monochromatic

  1. #061a35
  2. #0f3d79
  3. #175fbd
  4. #3a85e7
  5. #7eafef

Shades

#175fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fbd
  2. #1556aa
  3. #124c97
  4. #104384
  5. #0e3971
  6. #0c305f
  7. #09264c
  8. #071d39
  9. #051326
  10. #020a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fbd
  2. #2e6fc4
  3. #457fca
  4. #5d8fd1
  5. #749fd7
  6. #8bafde
  7. #a2bfe5
  8. #b9cfeb
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fbd
  2. #2262b7
  3. #2c66b1
  4. #3769ab
  5. #416ca5
  6. #4c709f
  7. #567398
  8. #617692
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e608f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2469c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f65bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fbd {
  color: #175fbd;
}
Background
.bg-175fbd {
  background-color: #175fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fbd {
  border: 2px solid #175fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fbd, #2217bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 189 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.39 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.53 #e8a042 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fbd  rgb(23, 95, 189)  hsl(214, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#bd7517  rgb(189, 117, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 42%)  Ochre
#bd175f  rgb(189, 23, 95)  hsl(334, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5fbd17  rgb(95, 189, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green