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#175ABB

#175abb ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#175abb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.7% cyan, 51.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 215.49°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #175abb
  2. #bb7817

Split complementary

  1. #175abb
  2. #bb2617
  3. #acbb17

Analogous

  1. #17acbb
  2. #175abb
  3. #2617bb

Triadic

  1. #175abb
  2. #bb175a
  3. #5abb17

Tetradic

  1. #175abb
  2. #7817bb
  3. #bb7817
  4. #5abb17

Square

  1. #175abb
  2. #bb17ac
  3. #bb7817
  4. #17bb26

Monochromatic

  1. #061833
  2. #0f3977
  3. #175abb
  4. #387fe7
  5. #7cabef

Shades

#175abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175abb
  2. #1551a8
  3. #124896
  4. #103f83
  5. #0e3670
  6. #0c2d5e
  7. #09244b
  8. #071b38
  9. #051225
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#175abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175abb
  2. #2e6bc2
  3. #457bc9
  4. #5d8ccf
  5. #749cd6
  6. #8baddd
  7. #a2bde4
  8. #b9ceeb
  9. #d1def1
  10. #e8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175abb
  2. #225eb5
  3. #2c62af
  4. #3765a9
  5. #4169a3
  6. #4c6d9e
  7. #567198
  8. #617592
  9. #6b788c
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1465be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1561bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175abb {
  color: #175abb;
}
Background
.bg-175abb {
  background-color: #175abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175abb {
  border: 2px solid #175abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175abb, #2617bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 187 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 2.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.39 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.98 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #e8a544 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Denim
#175abb  rgb(23, 90, 187)  hsl(215, 78%, 41%)  Denim
#bb7817  rgb(187, 120, 23)  hsl(35, 78%, 41%)  Ochre
#bb175a  rgb(187, 23, 90)  hsl(335, 78%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#5abb17  rgb(90, 187, 23)  hsl(95, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green