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#175FBE

#175fbe ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175fbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.89% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 214.13°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 0.51.

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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #175fbe
  2. #be7617

Split complementary

  1. #175fbe
  2. #be2217
  3. #b2be17

Analogous

  1. #17b2be
  2. #175fbe
  3. #2217be

Triadic

  1. #175fbe
  2. #be175f
  3. #5fbe17

Tetradic

  1. #175fbe
  2. #7617be
  3. #be7617
  4. #5fbe17

Square

  1. #175fbe
  2. #be17b2
  3. #be7617
  4. #17be22

Monochromatic

  1. #061b35
  2. #0f3d7a
  3. #175fbe
  4. #3a85e7
  5. #7fafef

Shades

#175fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fbe
  2. #1556ab
  3. #124c98
  4. #104385
  5. #0e3972
  6. #0c305f
  7. #09264c
  8. #071d39
  9. #051326
  10. #020a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fbe
  2. #2e6fc5
  3. #457fcb
  4. #5d8fd2
  5. #749fd8
  6. #8bafdf
  7. #a2bfe5
  8. #b9cfec
  9. #d1dff2
  10. #e8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fbe
  2. #2262b8
  3. #2c66b2
  4. #3769ab
  5. #416ca5
  6. #4c709f
  7. #567399
  8. #617693
  9. #6b798c
  10. #767d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2269c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e65c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fbe {
  color: #175fbe;
}
Background
.bg-175fbe {
  background-color: #175fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fbe {
  border: 2px solid #175fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fbe, #2217be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 190 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 0.51 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.51 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.61 #e8a041 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#175fbe  rgb(23, 95, 190)  hsl(214, 78%, 42%)  Denim
#be7617  rgb(190, 118, 23)  hsl(34, 78%, 42%)  Ochre
#be175f  rgb(190, 23, 95)  hsl(334, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#5fbe17  rgb(95, 190, 23)  hsl(94, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green