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#165AC8

#165ac8 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#165ac8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 35.29% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 217.08°, with 80.18% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #165ac8
  2. #c88416

Split complementary

  1. #165ac8
  2. #c82b16
  3. #b3c816

Analogous

  1. #16b3c8
  2. #165ac8
  3. #2b16c8

Triadic

  1. #165ac8
  2. #c8165a
  3. #5ac816

Tetradic

  1. #165ac8
  2. #8416c8
  3. #c88416
  4. #5ac816

Square

  1. #165ac8
  2. #c816b3
  3. #c88416
  4. #16c82b

Monochromatic

  1. #071c3e
  2. #0e3b83
  3. #165ac8
  4. #4081ea
  5. #85aff2

Shades

#165ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165ac8
  2. #1451b4
  3. #1248a0
  4. #0f3f8c
  5. #0d3678
  6. #0b2d64
  7. #092450
  8. #071b3c
  9. #041228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#165ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165ac8
  2. #2d6bce
  3. #457bd3
  4. #5c8cd9
  5. #739cde
  6. #8bade4
  7. #a2bde9
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d0def4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165ac8
  2. #215ec1
  3. #2b62ba
  4. #3665b2
  5. #4069ab
  6. #4b6da4
  7. #56719d
  8. #607596
  9. #6b788e
  10. #757c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165ac8 {
  color: #165ac8;
}
Background
.bg-165ac8 {
  background-color: #165ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #165ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 90 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165ac8, #2b16c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 90 200 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.50 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.80 #e9a537 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#165ac8  rgb(22, 90, 200)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#c88416  rgb(200, 132, 22)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c8165a  rgb(200, 22, 90)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ac816  rgb(90, 200, 22)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Kelly Green