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#165AC9

#165ac9 ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#165ac9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.05% cyan, 55.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 217.21°, with 80.27% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #165ac9
  2. #c98516

Split complementary

  1. #165ac9
  2. #c92c16
  3. #b4c916

Analogous

  1. #16b4c9
  2. #165ac9
  3. #2c16c9

Triadic

  1. #165ac9
  2. #c9165a
  3. #5ac916

Tetradic

  1. #165ac9
  2. #8516c9
  3. #c98516
  4. #5ac916

Square

  1. #165ac9
  2. #c916b4
  3. #c98516
  4. #16c92c

Monochromatic

  1. #071c3f
  2. #0e3b84
  3. #165ac9
  4. #4181ea
  5. #86aff2

Shades

#165ac9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165ac9
  2. #1451b5
  3. #1248a1
  4. #0f3f8d
  5. #0d3679
  6. #0b2d65
  7. #092450
  8. #071b3c
  9. #041228
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#165ac9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165ac9
  2. #2d6bce
  3. #457bd4
  4. #5c8cd9
  5. #739cdf
  6. #8bade4
  7. #a2bde9
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d0def4
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165ac9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165ac9
  2. #215ec2
  3. #2b62ba
  4. #3665b3
  5. #4069ac
  6. #4b6da5
  7. #56719d
  8. #607596
  9. #6b788f
  10. #757c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165ac9 {
  color: #165ac9;
}
Background
.bg-165ac9 {
  background-color: #165ac9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165ac9 {
  border: 2px solid #165ac9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165ac9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 90 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165ac9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165ac9, #2c16c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165ac9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 90 201 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.55 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.92 #e9a536 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Denim
#165ac9  rgb(22, 90, 201)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Denim
#c98516  rgb(201, 133, 22)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c9165a  rgb(201, 22, 90)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5ac916  rgb(90, 201, 22)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green