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#175FDC

#175fdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175fdc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.55% cyan, 56.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 218.07°, with 81.07% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #175fdc
  2. #dc9417

Split complementary

  1. #175fdc
  2. #dc3117
  3. #c2dc17

Analogous

  1. #17c2dc
  2. #175fdc
  3. #3117dc

Triadic

  1. #175fdc
  2. #dc175f
  3. #5fdc17

Tetradic

  1. #175fdc
  2. #9417dc
  3. #dc9417
  4. #5fdc17

Square

  1. #175fdc
  2. #dc17c2
  3. #dc9417
  4. #17dc31

Monochromatic

  1. #092351
  2. #104197
  3. #175fdc
  4. #538bed
  5. #98baf4

Shades

#175fdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fdc
  2. #1556c6
  3. #124cb0
  4. #10439a
  5. #0e3984
  6. #0c306e
  7. #092658
  8. #071d42
  9. #05132c
  10. #020a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fdc
  2. #2e6fe0
  3. #457fe3
  4. #5d8fe7
  5. #749fea
  6. #8bafee
  7. #a2bff1
  8. #b9cff5
  9. #d1dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fdc
  2. #2262d3
  3. #2c66ca
  4. #3769c0
  5. #416cb7
  6. #4c70ae
  7. #5673a5
  8. #61769c
  9. #6b7992
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5264a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fdc {
  color: #175fdc;
}
Background
.bg-175fdc {
  background-color: #175fdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fdc {
  border: 2px solid #175fdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fdc, #3117dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.80 #e8a023 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175fdc  rgb(23, 95, 220)  hsl(218, 81%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#dc9417  rgb(220, 148, 23)  hsl(38, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#dc175f  rgb(220, 23, 95)  hsl(338, 81%, 48%)  Ruby
#5fdc17  rgb(95, 220, 23)  hsl(98, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green