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#175FDE

#175fde ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#175fde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.64% cyan, 57.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 218.29°, with 81.22% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #175fde
  2. #de9617

Split complementary

  1. #175fde
  2. #de3217
  3. #c3de17

Analogous

  1. #17c3de
  2. #175fde
  3. #3217de

Triadic

  1. #175fde
  2. #de175f
  3. #5fde17

Tetradic

  1. #175fde
  2. #9617de
  3. #de9617
  4. #5fde17

Square

  1. #175fde
  2. #de17c3
  3. #de9617
  4. #17de32

Monochromatic

  1. #092453
  2. #104199
  3. #175fde
  4. #548ced
  5. #9abaf4

Shades

#175fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175fde
  2. #1556c8
  3. #124cb2
  4. #10439b
  5. #0e3985
  6. #0c306f
  7. #092659
  8. #071d43
  9. #05132c
  10. #020a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#175fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175fde
  2. #2e6fe1
  3. #457fe5
  4. #5d8fe8
  5. #749feb
  6. #8bafef
  7. #a2bff2
  8. #b9cff5
  9. #d1dff8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175fde
  2. #2262d5
  3. #2c66cb
  4. #3769c2
  5. #416cb8
  6. #4c70af
  7. #5673a6
  8. #61769c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #767d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5264a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175fde {
  color: #175fde;
}
Background
.bg-175fde {
  background-color: #175fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175fde {
  border: 2px solid #175fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175fde, #3217de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.95 #e8a021 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#175fde  rgb(23, 95, 222)  hsl(218, 81%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#de9617  rgb(222, 150, 23)  hsl(38, 81%, 48%)  Gamboge
#de175f  rgb(222, 23, 95)  hsl(338, 81%, 48%)  Ruby
#5fde17  rgb(95, 222, 23)  hsl(98, 81%, 48%)  Lime Green