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#175697

#175697 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175697 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 33.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.77% cyan, 43.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 210.47°, with 73.56% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #175697
  2. #975817

Split complementary

  1. #175697
  2. #971817
  3. #969717

Analogous

  1. #179697
  2. #175697
  3. #181797

Triadic

  1. #175697
  2. #971756
  3. #569717

Tetradic

  1. #175697
  2. #581797
  3. #975817
  4. #569717

Square

  1. #175697
  2. #971796
  3. #975817
  4. #179718

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0d3055
  3. #175697
  4. #217cd9
  5. #60a2e7

Shades

#175697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175697
  2. #154d88
  3. #124579
  4. #103c6a
  5. #0e345b
  6. #0c2b4c
  7. #09223c
  8. #071a2d
  9. #05111e
  10. #02090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#175697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175697
  2. #2e67a1
  3. #4578ac
  4. #5d89b6
  5. #749ac1
  6. #8babcb
  7. #a2bbd5
  8. #b9cce0
  9. #d1ddea
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175697
  2. #225a95
  3. #2c5e92
  4. #376390
  5. #41678e
  6. #4c6b8c
  7. #566f89
  8. #617387
  9. #6b7885
  10. #767c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355b9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e5096 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00666f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c5999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b5296 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175697 {
  color: #175697;
}
Background
.bg-175697 {
  background-color: #175697;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175697 {
  border: 2px solid #175697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175697, #181797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 151 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.32 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.69 #e8a968 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#175697  rgb(23, 86, 151)  hsl(210, 74%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#975817  rgb(151, 88, 23)  hsl(30, 74%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#971756  rgb(151, 23, 86)  hsl(330, 74%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#569717  rgb(86, 151, 23)  hsl(90, 74%, 34%)  Olive Drab