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#175AAA

#175aaa ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 212.65°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.104

Complementary

  1. #175aaa
  2. #aa6717

Split complementary

  1. #175aaa
  2. #aa1d17
  3. #a3aa17

Analogous

  1. #17a3aa
  2. #175aaa
  3. #1d17aa

Triadic

  1. #175aaa
  2. #aa175a
  3. #5aaa17

Tetradic

  1. #175aaa
  2. #6717aa
  3. #aa6717
  4. #5aaa17

Square

  1. #175aaa
  2. #aa17a3
  3. #aa6717
  4. #17aa1d

Monochromatic

  1. #051323
  2. #0e3667
  3. #175aaa
  4. #2b7fe2
  5. #6fa7eb

Shades

#175aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175aaa
  2. #155199
  3. #124888
  4. #103f77
  5. #0e3666
  6. #0c2d55
  7. #092444
  8. #071b33
  9. #051222
  10. #020911
  11. #000000

Tints

#175aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175aaa
  2. #2e6bb3
  3. #457bbb
  4. #5d8cc4
  5. #749ccc
  6. #8badd5
  7. #a2bddd
  8. #b9cee6
  9. #d1deee
  10. #e8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175aaa
  2. #225ea6
  3. #2c62a2
  4. #37659d
  5. #416999
  6. #4c6d95
  7. #567191
  8. #61758d
  9. #6b7888
  10. #767c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d62ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #265fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a57a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00668f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175aaa {
  color: #175aaa;
}
Background
.bg-175aaa {
  background-color: #175aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175aaa {
  border: 2px solid #175aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175aaa, #1d17aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.08 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.91 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.61 #e8a555 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Denim
#175aaa  rgb(23, 90, 170)  hsl(213, 76%, 38%)  Denim
#aa6717  rgb(170, 103, 23)  hsl(33, 76%, 38%)  Ginger
#aa175a  rgb(170, 23, 90)  hsl(333, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aaa17  rgb(90, 170, 23)  hsl(93, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green